Throughout the years, Leeds has often featured in both films and TV shows thanks to its gorgeous rural landscapes blended with a nearby busy city centre. Yet many are unaware of the breadth of film history Leeds boasts.
Here are ten TV shows and films that used the city as a filming location – do you remember any of them?
7. A Touch of Frost
A Touch Of Frost was a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television that ran from 1992 to 2010. Even though the series was set in the south Midlands, many of the outdoor scenes were filmed in towns and cities in West Yorkshire - including Leeds. Photo: Keystone
8. Edge of the Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a 2010 conspiracy action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell. It follows a homicide detective as he investigates the death of his daughter. It was filmed across North Yorkshire, Scotland and in Leeds. Photo: Carlos Alvarez
9. Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama series about a gangster family living in 1900s England. Although the gang is based in Birmingham, Leeds Town Hall featured numerous times in the show, once in series one as an art gallery and again in series five. Photo: Press Association Images
10. Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion is an upcoming American television miniseries based on a Marvel comic of the same name. Leeds buzzed with excitement after actor Samuel L Jackson and other stars weere spotted filming on the streets of the city back in January 2022. Photo: Gerard Binks