Northwest Vision and Media, create the bigger picture
Filmed in Cumbria
Cumbria only opened its Film Office one year ago, but already
many productions have shot there, including Miss Potter
which was filmed in The Lakes in 2006, and succeeded in putting the
Cumbria Film Office firmly on the filmmakers’ map.
Read about all current
productions in Cumbria
Previously, Cumbria has played host to the following
productions:
FEATURE FILMS
Three and Out
Shot for 4 days
from 30th October – 2nd November 2007 in and around
Conniston
Mr Bhatti on Chutti
Tulip Films shot their
‘Bollywood’ film for 21 days from 8th -28th September
2007 at various locations around Cumbria.
Miss Potter
Hopping Mad Productions: Shot for
12 days from 19th April – 2nd May 2006 at various locations
around Cumbria.
DRAMA
Housewife 49
Starring Victoria Wood, this filming for three days between 17th – 19th August 2006 at various locations in Barrow in Furness.
Mobile
ITV: Starring John Thompson (Cold Feet) this three-part drama filmed on 2nd and 3rd October 2006 at Moss Force.
COMMERCIALS
AA Commercial
Wanted Films: saw the advert using 350 local extras, 50 local technicians and two local policemen when it shot around the Wast Water area for two days in January 2006. The commercial was broadcast nationally in March 2006.
Virgin Trains
Shot their new commercial in Cumbria on 15th and 16th July 2006.
POP
Ministry of Sound Chill Out Sessions
Fold 7: Shot around Windermere in January 2006. Screened in March 2006.
We Never Went To Church
Ridley Scott Associates: Using scenic shots on 35mm black and white film around Brantwood, Coniston, Tarn Hows, Hawkshead and Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, The Streets Music Video was shot in March 2006.
Barmy Sheep World Cup Song
Red Onion Productions: This promo was produced on behalf of the Cumbrian Tourist Board in May 2006.
TV
Bargain Hunt
BBC: Shot for two days in January 2006 in the Cumbrian Antiques Centre, Brampton, on Derwent Water and Rheged. Screening in May 2006.
Driving Mum and Dad Mad
ITV: A reality TV programme shot for two days in May 2006 at Parkfoot Camp Site, Ullswater.
Melody
Tiger Aspects: This music programme for Channel 4 shot for one day in May 2006 at Thrilmere and made The Lakes look like Austria!
NHK, London
Shot for two days in May 2006 in Ambleside and Carlisle for a Japanese travel programme.
Togetherness
Channel 4: Shot for one day in June 2006 at Coniston.
Journey of the water cities in Europe
NTV: A travel programme produced for the Japanese market shot for six days in June 2006 at various locations in Cumbria.
Time Watch
BBC: Shot for one day on 19th May 2006 at Bowness on Solway.
BBC Wales
Shot for one day on 26th July 2006 in Penrith for an educational programme.
Coast
BBC: Shot for two days in August 2006 in Whitehaven.
Grub’s Up
A cookery programme filmed for two 2 days on the 31st August and 1st September at various locations around Cumbria.
Relocation, Relocation, Revisited
Filmed for one day on 27th July 2006 in Carlisle.
Skyworks
Shot for eight days between 22nd – 29th September 2006for a documentary on Wainwright walks.
The Great British March
Ricochet: Shot for seven days between 16th – 25th September 2006 at various locations in Cumbria.
Ruskin’s Life
Seneca Productions: Filmed for one day on 12th October 2006 at Brantwood House and the Ruskin Museum.
Songs of Praise
BBC: Filmed at St Mary’s Church in Wraey in November 2006 and then again on the 2nd December.
Great British Journeys
Filmed for one day on 8th November 2006 in Carlisle.
Comedy Map of Britain
Filmed for one day on the 9th November 2006 in Ulverston.
Floods
Pioneer Films: One programme of a series for Channel Four about the British Weather. They filmed for three days from 20th – 22nd December 2005 mainly in Carlisle.
They Should Be Dead
Pioneer Films: For Sky One, a programme about a paragliding accident in Keswick. Shot in February 2006 in Keswick.
SHORT FILMS
Call Me
Lemon Ace: An independent short shot at Abbey FM radio station in Barrow-in-Furness in November 2006.
When Nature Calls
Nevaria Productions: A short shot for days in April 2006.
The Drill
Shoreline Films: A short film shot on location in 2006.
Super Casino
A Vision and Media-funded short shot in Ulverston for one day on 20th December 2006.
OTHERS
Landrover Discovery
Internal promo film shot in March 2006 using scenic views of Wast Water, Coniston and the surrounding area.
Feet in Clouds
British Film Council: This funded pilot for a feature film staring Christopher Eccleston shot in Mosdale and Langstrath during March 2006. If Kate Sinclair the producer can get funding a full-length feature film of this Fell Running
story will be shot in the Cumbria.
Culture in Action
A corporate video for Carlisle County Council shot for three days in May 2006. The video was to celebrate the cultural aspects of Cumbria over the last five years and was screen on 20th June at Rheged, Cumbria.
CIA Masters Shoot
Shot for two days in May 2006 at Greystoke Estate and Silloth Beach.
Painting Programme Pilot
Shot for three days on National Trust land from 23rd – 25th May 2006.
German Photo Shoot
Facilitated by Zara Grey shot for six days in June 2006 at Muncaster Castle.
FC Holidays
Shot an internal promotional commercial in October 2006 in and around Coniston.
A Visit Britain
Vermilion Films: A promotional film shot in October 2006 at various locations around Cumbria.
· For a full list of everything ever filmed across the Northwest, click here.
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