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Liverpool City Region Film and TV

Merseyside and Liverpool in particular, are fast becoming favourites with film directors and scriptwriters alike. Liverpool's historic streets, vibrant urban culture and impressive architecture have provided the backdrop for many a film and television series and led to people comparing its streets to those of the USA on film.

During recent years, Liverpool has quite rightly gained recognition as a great film location, featuring in a number of blockbuster films and much-loved TV programmes such as:

> Grange Hill

> Hollyoaks

> Lillies

> Nice Guy Eddie

> The Forsyte Saga

> Brookside

> Bread

> Z Cars

> The Liver Birds

> The 51st State

> The Hunt for Red October

> The Parole Officer

> Letter to Brezhnev

> Chariots of Fire

> Shirley Valentine

> Backbeat

> Priest

> Alfie