Films and TV programmes made in the area

[Col.Kurtz]

I heard they have been filming some historical drama down at Townley hall, anyone know of other film and tv shot in the area? Everybody knows of 'Whistle down the wind' - "it's not jesus, it's just a fella" :) and 'Juliet Bravo', anyone know of others? Was 'The man in the white suit' shot anywhere near Burnley?

[wayneyboy1942]

G.C liked to watch Hetty Wainthrop.It had a lot of places round Burnley,Accy,Preston in it.
I think All quite on the Preston front had a bloke in it that always had a Burnley shirt on ,and they filmed all over the northwest as well.
Round here we had Blackpool thats being shown and by all accounts is tripe.

[takersbabe]

vroom the film was made in nelson/colne area if i remember rightly.

[Col.Kurtz]

Oh yeah, forgot about that one, I went to see the 'premier' - at brierfield unit 4 ;)

[dellym]

preston front used padiham alot..i watched them filming.

[dellym]

born and bred (one of my favourites) is filmed in downham near clitheroe.

[Kiki]

Hetty Wainthrop was filmed on Oxford Rd Burnley in what was Steve Lairds. village barber,s and outside there. Then in a house in Burnley Wood ?and then on Woodgrove Rd, in a house ,next door to where i used to live years before. I was outside watching the filming inside, with my son and Patricia Rutledge looked through the window and waived at the two of us! I thought that it was nice of her to take the time to do that! Man in the white suit i think was filmed in Healey Wood. Queen St mill recently featured in the Bill Oddie family history, my son helped clear the mill prior to filming.I watched North and South and wondered which mill was used? Towneley has been used before for The Tennant of Wildfell Hall, heard they were doing that again, not sure!

[grannyclaret]

i remember the tennant of wildfell hall ,i am almost sure william gaunt was in it ,also we lived near crown point and they filmed a lot of things up there.,hetty wainthrop used the little wizzard buses a lot G.C.

[dellym]

my first ever dog was from steve laird..he had an old english sheepdog and we had a pup from it....Steve, Margaret and Barron were good friends of family. Would i know who you are kiki?

[dellym]

in fact to waffle further..Susan who used to run hairdressers with margaret had a son called Nathan...i alays loved the name n vowed when i had kids id call my son Nathan..and i did!!! lol!!! Totally off the subject but i felt like waffling!!! lol!!!

[grannyclaret]

waffle all you like ,i think nathon is a nice name too ,i had my hair cut there a couple of times too ,then i would go and do a bit of shopping in taskers ,it was very cheap in there ,(but you realy dident want to know that did you ?.

[dellym]

Lol..my Mum Worked In Taskers When I Was A Toddler..good Old Taskers!!!

[Kiki]

I went to Walshaw school with Margaret Laird and we used to catch the bus together I was her first friend in Burnley. remem ber her mum and dad well lovely family! I too had a hairdressers in Burnley wood on Hollingreave Rd! :)

[jaseyboy]

there was a film made in tod, and its on in manchester filmworks, got a few scenes of burnley in it...

[dellym]

Originally Posted by Kiki

I went to Walshaw school with Margaret Laird and we used to catch the bus together I was her first friend in Burnley. remem ber her mum and dad well lovely family! I too had a hairdressers in Burnley wood on Hollingreave Rd! :)

lol..was that the hairdressers next to dennis's barbers? (its the only one i remember).