The movie location stops on new Hullywood walking trail
New leaflet celebrates productions filmed in city, from Only Fools and Horses, to The Crown
A new "Hullywood" trail has been created to celebrate the city's success as a movie filming location.
It takes in locations from comedies such as Only Fools and Horses, to historical dramas including The Crown. City centre visitors can walk to at least six locations, with other spots across Hull also highlighted.
A leaflet called ‘It must be Hullywood’ has been created with a map of the filming locations and pictures submitted by residents, which capture sets and characters from several of the productions. The leaflet will be available from the Visitor Information Pod at Paragon Interchange.
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Other films highlighted include the comedy-drama Enola Holmes 2, starring Millie Bobby Brown, and the Netflix thriller Bodies, which was filmed at Princes Quay and in High Street. A few lesser-known productions also make an appearance, including National Treasure, which was filmed around The Guildhall, including outside the Three John Scotts pub.
Councillor Rob Pritchard, the portfolio holder for culture and leisure, said: “We’ve hosted many Hollywood stars and some of Hull’s prime locations have been completely transformed, attracting visitors from far and wide. This new trail offers sightseers a chance to see some of our most popular sites so far and spot some of the buildings and streets they’ve seen in their favourite shows.”
Here are the films and TV series chosen by the guide - and photos of some of the locations they were filmed in.
1) Only Fools and Horses
The famous episode 'To Hull and Back' saw Del and Rodney caught up in an ill-starred diamond-smuggling plot. After arriving in Hull by accident, Del hires a fishing boat to cross the sea to Holland and promises Rodney he will find a skipper to sail it. Cut to Uncle Albert arriving on the train at Paragon Station. Other locations include Albert Dock, the Humber Bridge (shown here with actors Nicholas Lyndhurst and Paul Barber) and Spurn Point.
(Image: BBC)1 of 122) Hullraisers
Lucy Beaumont's comedy is set in Hull, with scenes filmed at locations such as Larkin's Bar in Newland Avenue, as well as the Silver Cod pub and BED boutique.
(Image: Bob Carter)2 of 123) Amazing Grace
The 2006 biopic starred Ioan Gruffudd as the son of Hull who waged a long campaign to abolish slavery in the British Empire. The picture shows Gruffudd signing a Hull City Council petition against modern-day slavery at Wilberforce House in 2007.
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