Why film in Yorkshire?

Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire has everything your production could need - that's why so many feature films and drama productions choose to shoot here.

Locations - the region has it all. Wild moorland; rolling dales; magnificently preserved stately homes; gritty urban streets; quaint fishing villages; ancient abbeys; windswept beaches and much, much more. We are the only region with three national parks in our boundaries. Have a look at some of our beautiful locations.

Crew - due to a history of production and being the base of Yorkshire TV we have many skilled and experienced crew looking to work on your production. Search our crew database.

Studios and Facilities - Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire have a number of studios and leading facilities and post houses including the only 35mm film lab outside of London. Search for facilities

Travel infrastructure - the region is geographically at the centre of the UK meaning we are two hours by train from London and Edinburgh; at the heart of the UK's motorway network; and within 40 miles of four major airports. 

The most film friendly region in the UK - Screen Yorkshire has established a Film Friendly Partnership with local authorities and other key organisations in the region aimed at making Yorkshire and Humber the number one destination for film and television production in the UK. The initiative sets out to ensure that filming happens as easily and effectively as possible. Find out more about the Film Friendly Partnership

Screen Yorkshire can support your production in a number of ways, for example, by finding locations, sourcing crew and facilities, securing permissions, liaising with councils and negotiating with hotels on your behalf. Further information on filming in Yorkshire and Humber.

For information on filming across the UK click here.

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made in yorkshirewuthering heights

wuthering-heights

Mammoth Screen returned to Yorkshire in 2008 following the success of their shoot for Lost in Austen to film a new adaptation of Wuthering Heights for ITV. Leading contemporary screen and television writer Peter Bowker was commissioned to adapt Emily Bronte's world famous love story for the two part drama, which stars Tom Hardy as Heathcliff alongside Charlotte Riley as Cathy (pictured).

Filming took place at several locations across West Yorkshire and The Yorkshire Dales. Wuthering Heights distinguished swedish cinematographer Ulf Brantas, who swapped his native landscape for Yorkshire says:

''We had the opportunity to shoot in some amazingly beautiful locations in and around the moors, and it is hard to pick one day or a specfifc location that was my favourite. There were quite a few moments, though, when I was sincerely telling myself to try and do justice to it all.''

Wuthering Heights is supported by Screen Yorkshire through its Production Fund. The two-part drama is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.