Starring Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson, Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis and All Creatures Great and Small actor Callum Woodhouse, the four-part series was filmed in Hartlepool.
Here then are just 20 TV shows or movies made in our town or East Durham over the decades. With advance apologies for some additional inclusions of a tenuous nature, how many of this little lot have you watched? Have we also missed any more out? Email [email protected].
17. Road
Typically gritty 1987 Alan Clarke film was filmed in Easington Colliery and featured future screen stars Lesley Sharp, third left, and David Thewlis, far right. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
18. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Based on Sue Townsend’s best-selling book, filming for the BBC's upcoming adaptation of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ took place in The Grove in 2026. Photo: Frank Reid
19. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Eddie Marsan played canoe conman John Darwin, who faked his own death in 2002, in the 2022 ITV drama filmed in 2021 near to Darwin's former Seaton Carew home. Photo: Frank Reid
20. Transaction
From left, Jordan Gray and Nick Frost in 2025 on the set of Hartlepool-filmed ITVX comedy series Transaction. Photo: Big Talk Studios