“After the Flood” is set in the fictional town of Waterside in Yorkshire, but it was mainly filmed in and around Greater Manchester and the Peak District in the north of England.

Main Filming Locations

  • The fictional town of Waterside is largely represented by Glossop , a historic market town in Derbyshire, with its streets and a former NatWest bank used as key backdrops.
  • Wider town and street scenes were also shot in and around Manchester , including areas such as Stockport and the Trafford Centre area for large-scale flood-set pieces.
  • Scenic and rural visuals come from the Peak District , giving the series its moorland and countryside atmosphere.

Notable Specific Spots

  • Old Glossop was used for many of the flooding street scenes, where real homes were protected with sandbags while crews created dramatic water effects.
  • An underground car park in Stockport appears in the show as the location where the unidentified body is discovered, central to the mystery plot.
  • River and riverbank scenes were filmed at locations including residential riverbank property in Bury , adding to the authentic flood imagery.

Big Flood Set Pieces

  • Some of the most dramatic flooded-street visuals were created beside Manchester’s Trafford Centre , using a huge built water tank with house fronts on either side to simulate a devastated neighborhood.
  • The intense baby-rescue water sequence was filmed at the Tees Barrage White Water Centre in Stockton-on-Tees , a real training site for emergency services with powerful, controllable water flows.

Series 2 / Newer Filming News

  • For later episodes and series 2, filming expanded to places like Alderley Edge in Greater Manchester, known for its dramatic scenery, and Jackdaw Quarry (used for wild swimming scenes and water-based action).
  • Additional locations reported for newer filming include Littleborough , Wardle near Rochdale for moorland scenes, and towns such as Wythenshawe , Cheadle , and Clitheroe for various exterior shots.

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