The Confessions Of Frannie Langton

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The Confessions of Frannie Langton is a dark and gripping forbidden love story, adapted from the novel for TV by author Sara Collins. When Jamaican maid, Frannie Langton is found in bed with her murdered white mistress she must prove to the world that she did not kill the woman she loved. The Confessions of Frannie Langton is produced by Drama Republic for ITV and filmed in Yorkshire with investment from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund.

Karla-Simone Spence (Blue Story, Wannabe) leads the cast in the role of Frannie Langton, the drama’s young protagonist born into a life of slavery who is fighting to tell her own story. She is joined by Sophie Cookson (The Trial of Christine Keeler, Kingsman: The Secret Service) as Madame Marguerite Benham and Patrick Martins (Redemption, Blasts From The Past) as Olaudah “Laddie” Cambridge..

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Filming Locations

The locations were amazing and so beautiful. We filmed at massive mansions with huge lawns and gardens. The detail in the architecture was very impressive. I really liked the ceiling in the entrance of Duncombe Park. We were filming all around Yorkshire and the crew did an amazing job at transforming the locations back in time. We filmed the court scenes at Dewsbury Town Hall and it was made to look like the Old Bailey.

Karla-Simone Spence, who plays Frannie Langton

Karla-Simone Spence in The Confessions of Frannie Langton. © Drama Republic for ITV

Where did 'The Confessions of Frannie Langton' Film?

Screen Yorkshire’s Film Office provided locations and crewing support to The Confessions of Frannie Langton, which shot widely across the region, at locations including: Duncombe Park, Dewsbury Town Hall, South Parade, Wakefield, Dalton Mills, Hull Old Town, Temple Newsam, Versa Leeds Studios, York Mansion House, Bramham Park and Sledmere House, York.

When tasked with scouting for locations on 'The Confessions of Frannie Langton', I was initially apprehensive about finding suitable Georgian locations for the early 1800’s, as the usual safety net of Victorian architecture which is plentiful in northern England would not be appropriate.I quickly found out that, thanks to Screen Yorkshire, there were scores of both private and public film friendly period locations for the creative team to choose from, in addition to the usual venues I already knew about. Altogether the production was an extremely enjoyable experience thanks to Screen Yorkshire, who came to my aid through all stages of the production. I would wholeheartedly recommend them as an essential first and constant port of call throughout the production process, for all those wishing to film in the region.

Ian Vasey, Location Manager, The Confessions of Frannie Langton