The French harbour scenes were filmed in Portsoy, Scotland. The port village on the Moray Forth has a 17th century harbour and filming took place there in February 2021. The Shore Inn in Portsoy was transformed into the Hotel Lalanne, the name of a real historical hotel located on the neighbouring island of Saint Pierre.
Chinatown – Castlefield, Manchester
The Chinatown Café Han Chang opium den where Ada finds Arthur was a custom-built set in Castlefield, Manchester. “It was a little bit of waste ground by one of the canals in Castlefield,” explains production designer Nicole Northridge. “We built everything from scratch for Chinatown, reusing timbers from other sets to build the shacks and huts to block the views of the modern buildings around it.”
Norfolk Prison, Boston – Portsoy Harbour/St George’s Hall Catacombs
Portsoy Harbour in Scotland provided the location for the Boston prison yard where Michael meets Tommy and received the letter recommending that his release should be delayed. The brick arch walkway leading up to Michael’s prison cell is underneath St George’s Hall in Liverpool.
Gina and Michael’s Boston Apartment – The Ashton Memorial, Lancs.
Production designer Nicole Northridge was fixed on the idea of finding a circular location to stand in for Gina’s lavish Boston art deco apartment but was frustrated until the show’s locations manager Jessica Dove stumbled upon Lancashire’s Ashton Memorial while walking her dog. A wedding venue, the grand luxury of which and circular shape made it perfect for Gina’s and Michael’s home. The bar was built to conceal a lift entrance in the building. Read more about it here.
Fascist Rally venue – St George’s Hall, Liverpool
Scenes outside Mosley’s fascist rally, where the character of Diana Mitford is first introduced, were filmed on the steps of Liverpool’s St George’s Hall. Due to the need for social distancing during Coronavirus, the crowd is made up of some supporting actors plus a number of umbrellas on sticks. The hall also provided the interior locations, and was where Grace’s death scene was shot in season three, during the Shelby Foundation gala.
Westminster Abbey – Liverpool Cathedral
When Tommy and Jack Nelson meet in London at the end of episode two, they’re actually in Liverpool Cathedral, which was deliberately undressed. “We just wanted it as bare and simple as we possibly could,” says designer Nicole Northridge. Watch the relative heights in the scene, says Northridge, “Whenever one of them had the upper hand, they appear taller on screen, and then it switches.”
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