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Based on the mind-bending graphic novel by Si Spencer, Bodies debuts on Netflix on Thursday 19th October. The eight-part drama stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Amaka Okafor, Shira Haas and Stephen Graham. Filming in the region was done with locations and crewing support from Screen Yorkshire’s Film Office.

When a body – the same body – is found on Longharvest Lane in London’s East End in 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053, one detective from each period must investigate. As connections are drawn across the decades, the detectives soon discover their investigations are linked, and an enigmatic political leader – Elias Mannix – becomes increasingly central.

Bodies is created by Paul Tomalin and co-written with Danusia Samal, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner (with additional episodes by Haolu Wang) and produced by Moonage Pictures.

Yorkshire Filming locations

Bodies filmed extensively at locations across Yorkshire and Humber in 2022 supported by Screen Yorkshire’s Film Office.

Filming locations include Wentworth Woodhouse, Hull Old Town and Princes Quay Shopping Centre in Hull, Salts Mill, Saltaire, City Hall and Little Germany in Bradford, University of Leeds, The River Ouse in York City Centre, Harewood House Estate, Temple Newsam Park, Pontefract and Grimsby Old Dock and Sheffield City Centre. Versa Leeds Studios was the production base for Bodies.

Leeds City Council, Hull City Council, Bradford Film Office, Sheffield City Council and Make it York also supported Bodies to film in their locality.

2053 Shira Haas as DS Maplewood

I love shooting up North. There's so many different locations to choose from. You have the cityscapes but you also have the countryside literally 20 minutes away. People are realising that there's a lot of potential for filming in the UK, just a little bit further up the motorway.

Stephen Graham - (Elias Mannix)

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Explore the filming locations for Bodies

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Wentworth Woodhouse

Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire

Period Streets

Salts Mill and Saltaire Bradford

Saltaire is a UNESCO World Heritage site named after Sir Titus Salt who built a textile mill, known as Salts Mill and village on the banks of the River Aire.

Period Streets

Hull Old Town

Hull’s Old Town is a hidden treasure where its cobbled High Street is surrounded by reminders of Hull’s past.

Period Streets

Little Germany, Bradford

Little Germany is an area of particular historical interest in Bradford. The architecture is predominantly neoclassical in style with an Italian influence.

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Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam House is one of the finest historic houses in the region, with a rich history of links to royalty through plots and intrigue.

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City Hall, Bradford

A Grade I listed, 19th century town hall in Centenary Square, Bradford, notable for its landmark bell/clock tower.