I loved this series and it’s fantastic that another has been commissioned.
Although based in Yorkshire, many of the filming locations are around Manchester, probably because Red Production Company is based on Quay Street in the city centre.
Here are some of the main locations I’ve managed to identify… there are more on the Skipton post.
At the very beginning Caroline, Celia and William have coffee in Manchester Town Hall, in the Sculpture Hall Café:
Gillian works at Greenhough’s supermarket – there’s her red Land Rover:
It’s really the Marsden Co-operative store, in West Yorkshire:
Caroline is Headteacher of Sulgrave Heath Independent School – that’s her black 4×4 pulling in:
…in reality it’s Bolton School in Lancashire.
School Assembly Hall – with Dr Caroline Elliot above, in reality below.
It’s been ultra difficult to identify Gillian’s ‘Ripponden’ farm but I’ve found it – you saw it here first! Shots from the programme:
It’s Knowl Farm in Greater Manchester, located north west of Rochdale (near Scout Moor wind farm) off the A680 Edenfield Road.
Here’s the view looking south from the farmhouse:
Caroline’s house isn’t in Harrogate. Here’s Alan pulling onto the drive in the red Lexus convertible:
It’s a Victorian semi near the corner of St Johns Road and Delamer Road in Altrincham, Cheshire – here it is on Google Street View:
The one on the right:
Celia and Alan are locked inside Southowram Hall, here looking suitably spooky:
There have been lots of online comments re where this is, but it’s definitely Bramall Hall, Stockport, Cheshire:
More information on the Skipton filming locations here
I also loved Last Tango in Halifax and love you’ve found the locations!
Perfect way to indulge my inner geek! Can’t wait for the next installment!
Being Halifax born & bred and living in Australia for 53 years, I am disappointed that the locations for the filming of Last Tango in Halifax were not used in and around Halifax. But the show is excellent and the acting superb.
I was a bit disappointed too Brenda, as I know the area quite well; I used to live in Todmorden and for a while had a market stall in the Halifax Piece Hall. Fingers crossed it wins a few of the TV BAFTAS that the series and some of the actors have been nominated for, (especially Sarah Lancashire – I loved her in it!)
I’m hoping the second series might include Halifax locations. It hasn’t started filming yet – some of the cast have recently mentioned signing their contracts, on Twitter.
I am from Rishworth, nr Halifax. There are many locations which could have being used for this. Very disappointed.