Where Was After The Flood Filmed

So, you’ve watched After the Flood—that ITV thriller where a small town basically loses its collective mind after a mysterious stranger turns up dead in a flooded police station. You’re now asking: Where on Earth was that soggy, eerie, and frankly gorgeous place filmed? Grab a cuppa, because the answer is weirder and more wonderful than you’d expect.

The Real Star: A Town Called Glossop

The main location is Glossop, a real town in Derbyshire, England. It’s not a set on a soundstage; it’s a place where people actually buy milk and argue about parking. The production team basically turned this quiet market town into a crime scene for three months—locals must have thought the apocalypse had arrived.

But here’s the kicker: Glossop is famously the rainiest town in England. Yes, the show’s producers chose a place that averages 1,200mm of rain a year to film a story about a flood. It’s like booking a holiday in Siberia to write a book about heatstroke—perfectly bonkers.

Where the Magic (and Mud) Happened

The flooded police station? That was actually a disused school in Glossop. The crew flooded the entire ground floor with water, turning old classrooms into a underwater maze of desks and filing cabinets. I imagine the janitor quit on day one after seeing a fake body float past the biology lab.

For the dramatic canal scenes, they used the Peak Forest Canal near the town of Whaley Bridge. Fun fact: that canal is so old that it predates the invention of the flushing toilet—so the water might have been historically dirty. No wonder the actors looked so worried.

Famous faces descend on Tees Barrage as filming for ITV thriller After

Manchester: The Unintentional Co-Star

When the main character, Joanna, escapes the town, she ends up in Manchester—filmed at actual locations like the Northern Quarter and Deansgate. The contrast is hilarious: five minutes ago you’re in a village where everyone knows your cat’s name, and now you’re dodging trams and hipsters with ironic mustaches.

The show’s climax was shot at Castlefield Basin, a restored canal basin in Manchester. It’s a lovely spot for a picnic—unless you’re being chased by a killer, in which case you’d probably trip over a duck. The crew reportedly had to shoo away actual swans during takes. No, really: wild swans were the biggest divas on set.

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Here’s a jaw-dropper: the entire flood sequence was filmed using 300,000 liters of water. That’s enough to fill your bathtub 3,000 times, or make one really sad swimming pool for a toddler. And they didn’t just dump it—they recycled it through a giant pump system. The town’s water bill probably looked like a small country’s national debt.

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Also, the production team had to drain the canal for one scene. Imagine explaining that to the local fishermen: “Sorry, Bob, no fishing today—we’re filming a TV murder.” Bob was not amused.

So, Can You Visit These Places?

Absolutely! Glossop is just a 30-minute train ride from Manchester, and you can walk the exact streets where Joanna panicked. The canal is open for charming boat rides—just don’t expect any dead bodies floating by, unless you’re very unlucky. The Peak Forest Canal even has a pub called The Navigation Inn where the cast went for pints after filming. I like to think they toasted to the town’s rain.

If you do go, bring an umbrella. You will need it. And if a stranger asks if you’ve seen a man in a wet coat, just run. Or better yet, order another round and tell them you’re filming a sequel.