Famous
Film and TV Locations
01
Wall of Tyranny
1988 • Film
Set in Berlin in 1961 against the background of the building of the Berlin Wall.
Starring
Tony Danza
David McCallum
Geraldine James
Sid Caesar
Locations
Peckover Street
Back Chapel Street
02
Testament of Youth
2014 • Film
Based on the novel of the life of Vera Brittain—the WW1 memoir of the war service of Vera Brittain.
Starring
Alicia Vikander
Kit Harrington
Dominic West
Emily Watson
Locations
Peckover Street
Burnett Street
03
Peaky Blinders
2013 — 2022 • TV series
British period crime drama set in Birmingham.
Starring
Cillian Murphy
Polly Gray
Paul Anderson
Grace Burgess
Natasha O’Keeffe
Locations
Cater Street
Aked Street
04
The Six Triple Eight
2024 • Film
WW2 drama about 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion—an all black female battalion.
Starring
Kerry Washington
Oprah Winfrey
Ebony Obsidian
Susan Sarandon
Sarah Jeffery
Locations
Cater Street
Peckover Street
Burnett Street
Scoresby Street
05
Red Riding
2009 • TV Series
Based on the novel of the life of Vera Brittain—the WW1 memoir of the war service of Vera Brittain.
Starring
David Morrissey
Sean Bean
Andrew Garfield
Warren Clarke
Locations
Law Russell House
Vicar Lane
06
Billy Liar
2014 • Film
A rather irresponsible young clerk who is a perpetual daydreamer making all the wrong decisions.
Starring
Tom Courtenay
Julie Christie
Wilfred Pickles
Rodney Bewes
Leonard Rossiter
Locations
Church Bank
07
Downton Abbey
2014 • Film
Drama/melodrama—a royal visit
to the Crawley family.
Starring
Michelle Dockery
Maggie Smith
Hugh Bonneville
Elizabeth McGovern
Jim Carter
Locations
Cater Street
Hick Street
08
Bodies
2023 • TV Series
Period drama—detectives in different eras find the body of the same murder victim in Whitechapel.
Starring
Amaka Okafor
Kyle Soller
Shira Haas
Stephen Graham
Locations
Hick Street
09
The Crown
2016 — 2023 • TV Series
Historical drama about the reign of Queen Elizabeth 2.
Starring
Imelda Staunton
Dominic West
Lesley Manville
Claire Foy
Olivis Colman
Matt Smith
Gillian Anderson
Locations
Vicar Lane
Burnett Street
10
Virdee
2025 • TV Series
Crime drama—DCI Harry Virdee hunts down a killer targeting the Asian community in Bradford whilst dealing with his chaotic family life.
Starring
Staz Nair
Elizabeth Berrington
Aysha Kala
Vikash Bhai
Locations
Cater Street
Burnett Street
Hick Street
11
LA Without a Map
1998 • Film
Romantic comedy drama.
Starring
David Tennant
Vinessa Shaw
Julie Delpy
Vincent Gallo
Cameron Bancroft
Locations
Cater Street
Chapel Street
12
Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop
2021 • TV series
Experts & mentors help local woodworkers improve their skills.
Starring
Jay Blades
Locations
Cater Street
13
ABC Murders
2018 • TV series
Mystery thriller based on the novels by Agatha Christie.
Starring
John Malkovich
Rupert Grint
Andrew Buchan
Locations
Hick Street
14
The Duke
2020 • Film
Based on the novel of the life of Vera Brittain—the WW1 memoir of the war service of Vera Brittain.
Starring
Jim Broadbent
Helen Mirren
Fionn Whitehead
Locations
Currer Street
Vicar Lane
15
All Creatures Great & Small
2020 • TV Series
Period drama about the life of James Herriot.
Starring
Samuel West
Anna Madeley
Nicholas Ralph
Locations
Burnett Street
16
The English Game
2020 • TV Series
British historical sports drama about the origins of association football in England
Starring
Edward Holcroft
Kevin Guthrie
Charlotte Hope
Niamh Walsh
Locations
Cater Street
17
Funny Cow
2017 • Film
Drama about the rise to stardom of a female comedienne in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Starring
Maxine Peake
Paddy Considine
Tony Pitts
Stephen Graham
Alun Armstrong
Locations
Cater Street
Back Chapel Street
18
Gold
2016 • Film
Based on the novel of the life of Vera Brittain—the WW1 memoir of the war service of Vera Brittain.
Starring
Matthew Conaughey
Edgar Romirez
Bryce Dallas
Timothy Simons
Joshua Harto
Locations
Peckover Street
Cater Street
Burnett Street
19
Location, Location, Location
2003 • TV Series
British reality property show.
Starring
Kirsty Allsop & Phil Spencer
Locations
The Silens Works
Peckover Street
20
Platform 7
2023 • TV Series
British psychological thriller based on the 2019 novel by Louise Doughty.
Starring
Jasmine Jobson
Toby Regbo
Reece Ritchie
Emily Carey
Locations
Hick Street
21
Commando 3
2019 • Film
Bollywood action thriller about an anti-terrorist mission in London.
Starring
Vidyut Jammwal
Adah Sharma
Angira Dhar
Gulshan Devaiah
Locations
Burnett Street
Cater Street
Peckover Street
22
Residue
2015 • TV Series
British science fiction supernatural horror mystery.
Starring
Natalia Tena
Iwan Rheon
Danny Webb
Eleanor Matsuura
Locations
Unknown
23
Gentleman Jack
2019 – 2022 • TV series
Dramatisation of the life of Anne Lister.
Starring
Suranne Jones
Sophie Rundle
Gemma Whelan
Timothy West
Locations
Cater Street
Special thanks to Rachel Bottomley and Sam Robinson from Bradford City of Film for their help in putting this guide together.
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