Did you know… Hoghton Tower is often used as a filming location.
Have you spotted us in any of this productions?
Why not take a tour to see the locations for yourself .
1953 Historic Houses of England Documentary series – BBC
Written by – Christopher Hussey
1977 The Witches of Pendle TV movie – BBC Productions
Dir- Anthea Browne-Wilkinson
Starring – David Boliver, Christine Buckley, Noel Cameron
1980 Roots of England Documentary series – BBC 2, episode aired 30/09/80
Producer and Asst. Producers – John Miller & Sid Waddell
Presenter – Brian Trueman, Felicity Goody (interviewing Sir Bernard de Hoghton!)
1986 Lost Empires TV series – Granada TV – from novel by JB Priestley
Dir – Alan Grint
Starring – Colin Firth, Carmen du Sautoy, Jim Carter. ? Laurence Olivier?
1987 Treasure Hunt Game Show, series 5, episode 9, aired 9/08/87, Chatsworth TV
Dir- Chris Cage
Starring – Anneka Rice, Kenneth Kendall, Wincey Willis
1989 Confessional TV series, ITV – from thriller novel by Jack Higgins
Dir – Gordon Flemyng
Starring – Keith Carradine, Robert Lindsay, Anthony Quayle
1989 Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool Clear Productions, Lorimer Film Entertainment
Dir – Carl Reiner
Starring – Robbie Coltrane, Robert Lindsay, Carmen du Sautoy, Liz Smith
1991 Sherlock Holmes – The Disappearance of Lady Carfax TV series – Granada TV
Dir- John Madden
Starring – Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Cheryl Campbell
1993 Cracker TV Series, Granada TV. Series 1, Episode 2 ‘The Mad Woman in the Attic’ (aired 4/10/1993)
Written by Jimmy McGovern
Dir – Michael Winterbottom
Starring – Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Ecclestone, Geraldine Somerville
1996 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders TV Movie – Granada TV
Written by Andrew Davies from the novel by Daniel Defoe
Dir- David Attwood
Starring- Alex Kingston, James Bowers, David Craig
2003 In Search of Shakespeare BBC 4 part documentary, Episode 2, The Lost Years (aired 11/02/2004)
Dir – David Wallace
Presenter – Michael Wood (interviewing Sir Bernard de Hoghton)
2005 Casanova TV mini-series, 3 episodes, Red Production Co., BBC Wales
Dir- Russell T Davies
Starring- Rose Byrne, David Tennent, Peter O’Toole, Rupert Penry-Jones, Matt Lucas, Freddie Jones
2007 Cold Blood – TV series, ITV Productions, Season 3, Episode 1 ‘Interference’ (aired 20/06/07)
Dir- Suri Krishnamma
Starring- Jemma Redgrave, John Hannah, Matthew Kelly, Pauline Quirke
2007 Life on Mars TV series, Kudos Film & TV, and BBC Season 2, Episode 2
Dir- S J Clarkson
Starring- John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
2013 Last Tango in Halifax TV Drama series, Red Production Co and BBC.
Written by Sally Wainwright
Dir- Euros Lyn, or Jill Robertson
Starring- Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker, Tony Gardner, Dean Andrews
2014 The Dare Devil CBBC (aired 13/02/14)
Executive Producer- Simon Marsh
Starring- Dan Antopolski
2016 Henry VIII and his Six Wives Drama documentary, Oxford Film and TV, Channel 5
Dir- Chris Holt
Starring- Charlie Clements, Kate Holderness
Presenters- Susannah Lipscombe, Dan Jones
2017 Elizabeth I and her Enemies Drama documentary, Oxford Film and TV, Channel 5
Dir- Chris Holt
Starring- Lily Cole, Alex Hughes, Kate Holderness
Presenters – Susannah Lipscombe, Dan Jones
2018 Marrying Mum and Dad CBBC – Series 7, Episode 13 ‘Shakespeare’
Producer – Johnny Perks
Presenters – Naomi Wilkinson and Ed Petrie
2019 Peaky Blinders BBC One – Series 5
Last Tango in Halifax crew at Hoghton Tower BBC/Red Production Company/Ben Blackall