ITV film in Middleton
Date published: 16 April 2015
ITV have been on location in Middleton, filming an upcoming new series.
‘Midwinter of the Sprit’ began filming at The Old Boar’s head yesterday (Wednesday 15 April).
The series is a new drama crime series with a supernatural twist and is based on a series of novels by Phil Rickman.
ITV has commissioned the series for three parts, which will be aired on ITV Encore.
The series stars double BAFTA award winning actress Anna Maxwell-Martin as Merrily Watkins, a single mother who isn’t your average country vicar, David Threlfall, Siobhan Finneran, Ben Bailey Smith, Leila Mimmack, Kate Dickie, Simon Trinder, Oengus MacNamara and David Serene.
It is currently not yet known when the series will air.
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