Yorkshire is the backdrop for the new Netflix drama starring Stephen Graham. The Netflix Bodies filming locations took place in Hull’s Old Town along with a range of spots across Yorkshire including Leeds, Bradford, Grimsby and Rotherham
The new thriller, which has been getting rave reviews from critics and viewers alike, is an adaptation of Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name spans 150 years and follows four detectives from four different eras (1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053), all investigating the same murder in London.
Hull’s Old Town will act as the London backdrop and where the murder takes place for the eight-part series. So we see it through the different eras. And we may be bias, but it looks bloomin’ beautiful in the Netflix series. Proper Hollywood in our eyes.
The Old Town has proven quite popular as a filming location with crews from Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things, filming Enola Holmes 2 and also Amando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Old Town wasn’t the only Hull location for the series with Princes Quay being used as a shopping centre in the series. And even that look great, which is something I never really appreciated until recently. Although, it’s still in the midst of a transformation as big name brands that were in there throughout the decades either left or closed down. But, it really is a unique space – and a great nod to Hull’s nortical heritage with the cruise ship like structure.
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Bradford, with its historic streets and mill buildings, was the perfect choice. included Lister Mills, City Hall, Salts Mill and Burnett Street in Little Germany. Lister Mills appears as a 2050 location. The University of Leeds, Harewood House, Sheffield city centre and City Cruises in York, the sightseeing and dining cruise operator on the River Ouse, is featured as a filming location for Bodies
The synopsis for the upcoming Netflix series reads: “A murder in Whitechapel. Four different detectives are trying to solve the murder in different time periods: 1890s overachiever Edmond Hillinghead, dashing 1940s adventurer Karl Whiteman, kickass female 2010s Detective Sergeant Shahara Hasan, and Maplewood, an amnesiac from post-apocalyptic 2050, who brings a haunting perspective.
“Together, the four set out to uncover a conspiracy spanning 150 years.”
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