Where was BBC One thriller The Tourist filmed?

As he tries to piece his life together, he quickly realises someone is after him and wants him dead.

The six-part series features a star-studded cast including Line of Duty’s Shalom Brune-Franklin, Unbelievable’s Danielle Macdonald and Mindhunter’s Damon Herriman (who replaced Hugo Weaving just a week before filming started).

The show was filmed on location in South Australia, with shooting primarily taking place both in the capital city Adelaide as well as more regional towns in the area including Port Augusta and Peterborough.

Ahead of the series’ air date, the show’s cast opened up about the difficulties with filming the show in the heart of the unforgiving Australian Outback.

"There were so many [flies] consumed [on set]. There were a lot of Australian salutes going on in the show,” Macdonald told Express.co.uk.

"[Flies] were crawling in my eyes. I tried to leave them alone and then our cinematographer, who is incredible, was like, 'I wanted to throw up as it was digging in your eye'. I was l know.'"

Director Chris Sweeney added: "We've literally had to pay so much money to remove flies from shots."

He went on: "Because it's so remote and hot there's no water anywhere else, the only water was in your eyes. It's awkward as when you are directing or when you are the crew you can wear a net over your face, and we can be chatting away [unlike the actors]."

Without further ado, read on for everything you need to know about the filming locations that feature in the BBC One thriller The Tourist.

Adelaide

Most of the filming for The Tourist took place in Adelaide, the capital of Australia, with stars Dornan and Brune-Franklin being spotted on set there back in June 2021.

The show's scenes featuring the Frewville Motor Inn were filmed in Adelaide, while scenes in which The Man is seen walking down the Kuta-Legian strip in Bali were actually shot in North Haven, with a beach hut being built along the tourist hotspot.

The cast of The Tourist were spotted filming in South Australia in December 2020.

Steven Marshall MP, Premier of South Australia, told the South Australian Film Corporation at the time: “The Tourist is a great opportunity for South Australia – the first Location Incentive production to locate to the state, bringing international attention to South Australia as a world class production destination.”

Flinders Ranges

Australian mountain range Flinders Ranges features in The Tourist, with the production building a petrol station in that part of the outback.

Located approximately 125 miles north of Adelaide, the range stretches over 430km, with parts of the land being given protected area status including the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and the Mount Remarkable National Park.

Port Augusta

Parts of The Tourist were filmed in Port Augusta, a small city in South Australia, with the production putting out a casting call for extras in the area back in March.

Near Adelaide, the former seaport can be found on the west side of the Eyre Peninsula gulf and is home to almost 13,000 people.

Peterborough

The South Australian town of Peterborough provided a backdrop for some episodes of The Tourist, located just off of the Barrier Highway.

The town is mostly remote and sparsely populated, providing an unforgiving landscape as the perfect setting for a man struggling with amnesia.

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The Tourist airs on BBC One at 9pm on 1st January 2022. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide and visit our Drama hub for more news, interviews and features,