Leeds on screen

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 04 Nov, 2009 7:03 pm

Si wrote: Anyone see "The F Word" last night? Gordon Ramsey's latest series is different to previous F Words, in that instead of helping struggling restaurants, he is running a competition to find "Britain's best regional restaurants" in various categories - Indian, French, Chinese, etc. Still plenty of gratuitous effing and blinding, mind. Last night was Italian, and featured a restaurant in Bristol versus Salvo's in Headingley. Salvo's won! Salvo's is great! I remember a few years ago the old Italian guy that did the pizza's.He would sing opera aria's and stuff! He was brilliant!.I think he died about 2 or 3 years ago. Shame.

BJF · Post by **BJF** » Sat 21 Nov, 2009 7:57 pm

Some scenes in Monty Python were filmed around leeds.On New Pudsey Station and around an estate in Bramley.I think it was part of the BBC making an expedition Oop North

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 21 Nov, 2009 11:06 pm

Parts of the new Dr Who series was filmed in top secret through the school holidays in sunny Gipton.Wykebeck primary school no less

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Sat 21 Nov, 2009 11:55 pm

It's a special two parter they're doing called The ASBO of the Chavs.I'd like to see him get out of that one with his sonic screwdriver!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sun 22 Nov, 2009 1:48 am

Crazy Jane wrote: It's a special two parter they're doing called The ASBO of the Chavs.I'd like to see him get out of that one with his sonic screwdriver! lol All the smackheads would have been following him around for a script lol

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 12 Apr, 2010 2:59 pm

My missus has just been watching A Passionate Woman, on catch up, and I spotted bits of Leeds in that. The Hyde Park flicks and the Town Hall. I'll have to re-watch it myself to see it all.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 25 Jun, 2010 4:06 pm

mutikonka wrote: When the Beiderbecke Tapes (James Bolam, Barbara Flynn) was being filmed in Chapel Allerton I got to visit the set to interview the writer, Alan Plater (from Hull). They'd taken over a semi and restyled it in a tasteless way to depict the home of a "defrocked bank manager", complete with naff garden gnomes. When they'd finished filming the couple who owned the house asked if it could be left that way as they thought it was an improvement! Alan Plater has died aged 75http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/25/alan-plater-dies

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Tue 13 Jul, 2010 10:29 pm

Wasn;t impressed with the story of A Passionate Woman, i thought she was a stupid cow, but the Leeds spotting was good.Only thing wrong was the colour of the picture house, i lived across from it in the 80s and i'm sure it was green or blue back then. Not whatever it was in the show.

Jack1969uk · Post by **Jack1969uk** » Tue 13 Jul, 2010 11:59 pm

Leeds as been host to many TV Film crews over the Years Queenies Castle based at Quarry Hill Flats.Touch of Frost (Various locations throughout Leeds)Harry's Game one scene was filmed in Stonegate Avenue on the old White council estate they created a rubbish strewn area with burnt out cars and the house thet they filmed the scenes in was numbered 22 but was actually using 24 the home of Billy and Dot Hirst family friends of ours.Also the Mini series Woman of Substance and Hold the Dream was filmed in Leeds and Lewis,s in Briggate/Headrow was used in many scenes for that particular series

Si · Post by Si » Thu 16 Sep, 2010 2:29 pm

A new detective series is being trailed on the telly at the moment called "DCI Banks." It's based on the character created by Leeds-born author Peter Robinson. I read somewhere that the story is based on his book "Aftermath" which was set mainly in Leeds. Anyone notice any filming going on anywhere?