Where was Playing Nice filmed?

Based on the best-selling novel of the same by JP Delaney, Playing Nice centres on two couples who have to deal with the devastating news that their sons were switched at birth.

But do they continue to raise the son they have or choose to build a bond with their biological child?

Adapted by Malpractice writer Grace Ofori-Attah, the four-parter is now available to stream in full on ITVX, with the final episodes taking quite the dark turn.

As per the synopsis: "How far can each couple trust the real parents of their child – or even each other? As Pete and Maddie are stretched to breaking point, they realise they will stop at nothing to keep their family together."

But where exactly was the ITV drama filmed? Read on to find out.

Playing Nice location guide: Where was the ITV drama filmed?

Taking a different turn from the original novel, Playing Nice was filmed in Cornwall rather than London, as set out in the book by JP Delaney.

As for exact locations, the village of Mevagissey in Cornwall was used for filming with shots of the fishing village being dotted through the series.

In the tense lido scene in which Maddie and Lucy cross paths, that was filmed at the Jubilee Pool in Penzance. Of course, Cornwall's stunning coastline was also used for plenty of dramatic scenes.

In particular, Mawgan Porth Beach featured in some scenes of the drama – and was also where the cast learnt how to surf in their downtime.

The stunning Porthcothan Bay Beach and Porthcothan were also used for scenes, as well as the clifftops of Park Head at Bedruthan Steps, which can be seen in a particularly dramatic moment in the finale.

For the tense charity gala that Miles and Lucy held, viewers may recognise Tate St Ives as the location used, a modern art gallery that also boasts stunning views of the sea.

Maddie's restaurant is where she spends a lot of her days, and an actual restaurant was used for filming, with Zacry's at Watergate Bay being the location in question.

While the restaurant is part of the wider Watergate Bay hotel, the contemporary restaurant is open to the public and offers up wonderful views as well.

Speaking about the decision to change the setting of the new ITV series from the English capital city, executive producer Kitty Kaletsky told RadioTimes.com and other press at a screening for the series that the choice was one that the team came to together with producers StudioCanal.

Kaletsky said: "The filming was incredible. Moving it was for various reasons, partly the kind of epic scale and beauty that you can see on-screen.

"The most pedestrian scene... there are no pedestrian scenes – you could be walking down the street in London and it feels sort of regular. Whereas walking along that coastline or wherever it is in Cornwall, it gives it a different flavour.

"But also, it felt really interesting to put these two couples in a tight-knit community. There's a kind of anonymity to London, which is really interesting to explore on-screen often. But with this, especially when we're playing with wealth and class and those issues as well, sort of blowing it all up by putting them in a small town felt really exciting."

Speaking about shooting in Cornwall, Kalestsky continued: "Shooting there was absolutely incredible, and I'd want to do it again. I mean, it was hard, because it's further from London than you may think – you are in the UK, but you're far away.

"The crews were incredible, the life on set was so vibrant. It was difficult, we were shooting from October [2023] to Christmas, so those cliffside scenes, you would literally get kind of blown away some days. We were having to constantly change our schedules."

Fellow executive producer and cast lead James Norton also said: "We were filming sort of from October onwards, so November, December.

"It wasn't too cold. Go to Cornwall off-season at the beginning of the autumn, it's heaven because all of the tourists go away. We were just... at the weekend, we'd be surfing. The water wasn't too cold. We were accepted by the locals, we had our local bar, it was really fun."

Playing Nice is available to stream in full on ITVX now.

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