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Did you know… Hoghton Tower is often used as a filming location.

Have you spotted us in any of these productions?

Why not take a tour and 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

 

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