The region’s epic landscapes, industrial heritage, and iconic landmarks make Lancashire one of the best-loved backdrops for the creative minds behind some of the finest television programmes to grace our screens in recent years. From textiles settings in Burnley to sweeping moody shots of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire has played host to some huge productions, so here are a few standouts...
7. Coronation Street
Coronation Street (ITV): The world's longest-running television soap, Corrie is a British television stalwart. Over the decades (it debuted in 1960), it has been filmed in numerous locations in Lancashire, including Blackpool and Blackburn. Photo: ITV
8. Kidnapping by Indians (1899)
Kidnapping by Indians (1899): The oldest film in this list, Kidnapping by Indians is a silent short Western film made by the Mitchell and Kenyon film company and shot in Blackburn. It is widely regarded as the first dramatic film of the hugely successful Western genre. Photo: BBC
9. Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere
Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere (Channel 4): Following the travails of two Phoenix Club bouncers - with whom viewers will be familiar from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights - Max and Paddy documents the duo's escapades as they take to the open road in their prized motor home. Parts of the side-achingly funny series were filmed in Lancastrian locations such as Blackpool and Preston Prison. Photo: Channel 4
10. The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)
The Ruby in the Smoke (2006): A TV film adaptation of Phillip Pullman's 1985 novel of the same name, this production starred Billie Piper and Matt Smith and involved scenes filmed at Sunderland Point in Morecambe. Photo: BBC
11. Life on Mars
Life on Mars (BBC): Filmed in places such as Preston and Hoghton Tower, this BBC police drama is famed for its wonderful twist, namely that it is centred on a Manchester police officer from 2006 (played by John Simm) who mysteriously finds himself working as a police officer in 1970s Manchester after being hit by a car. Photo: BBC
12. A Private Function (1984)
A Private Function (1984): This British comedy starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith focuses on a small Northern town in Northern in 1947 in which the citizens endure continuing food rationing, with some scenes filmed in Barnoldswick in East Lancashire. Photo: Other