The Jetty filming locations: Where was the BBC crime drama shot?
The new BBC drama is set in Lancashire, but where was it filmed?
Set in a scenic Lancashire lake town, The Jetty is a gritty new drama on BBC One, following Detective Ember Manning (Jenna Coleman) as she investigates an arson attack.
However, she soon realises the fire is linked to the disappearance of a local teenager, who vanished 17 years ago.
But while The Jetty is set in Lancashire, a number of the filming locations were actually in nearby Yorkshire, as well as in and around Manchester.
Weruche Opia, who plays true crime podcaster Riz in The Jetty, said it was the "perfect setting".
"The scenery near Lancashire where we filmed is so idyllic," she added. "It's mad to think that so many things can be hidden and buried in plain sight, just under the surface of this little lake town."
Kilgarriff also described the location as a "very changeful place".
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"We were filming near Lancashire, in the winter essentially, so it's quite wild," she continued. "There's a rawness to it, but there's so much beauty as well.
"There's also something dangerous about the setting. For us, we never wanted the town to be a sort of lovely chocolate box kind of a place. We wanted it to feel real but also slightly elevated, and the lake really gives us that. It’s a very beautiful but raw and wild place."
Read on for everything you need to know about where The Jetty was shot.
Where was The Jetty filmed?
Hollingworth Lake
Those who know the area will recognise Hollingworth Lake, which you can find in Rochdale in Greater Manchester.
Speaking about why they decided to use Hollingworth Lake as the focal point of the series, the show's executive producer Elizabeth Kilgariff said: "As soon as we saw it, we knew it was right.
"It’s a particularly cold and deep lake that has a real air of mystery about it. First thing in the morning there would be a mist hanging over the water and swans gliding through it. It was hard to imagine a more beautiful place."
Another show filmed by Hollingworth Lake was ITV crime drama Ridley, starring Adrian Dunbar.
Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club
Various scenes in The Jetty were shot at the Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club.
"It has this amazing window overlooking the lake which meant that even inside, the lake is a presence, a backdrop to the characters’ conversations," said Kilgarriff. "The pull of the water is always there."
Todmorden
The cast and crew also pitched up in Todmorden, which is a small west-Yorkshire market town located 17 miles north-east of Manchester.
Todmorden was one of the locations used for ITV mystery horror Passenger.
The police station
The police station we seen in the show was actually created just for filming, with the crew building a set within a building in Manchester.
Where else was The Jetty filmed?
Areas including Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge and Calderdale were also used for the series.
The Jetty is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer. Episodes will also air on BBC One.
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Abby Robinson is the Drama Editor for Radio Times, covering TV drama and comedy titles. She previously worked at Digital Spy as a TV writer, and as a content writer at Mumsnet. She possesses a postgraduate diploma and a degree in English Studies.
