The city’s combination of gritty industrial heritage, the romantic landscape of the Peak District and atmospheric brutalist architecture like the iconic Park Hill flats have long made it an attractive option for film crews.
But how many of these settings do you recognise from films and TV dramas in which Sheffield has played a starring role over the years?
![This six-part ITV series about a group of women who host Ann Summers parties, selling lingerie and sex toys from their homes, was filmed largely in the scenic Sheffield suburb of Crookes, including on Woodfield Road (pictured). Sharrow Vale Road, Sharrow, was among the other locations where filming took place in 2016 for the show, starring Penelope Wilton, Sharon Rooney, Angela Griffin, Sophie Rundle and Chloe Pirrie](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZjYjk0YjU0LWRhYmEtNDhkZi04MDVjLTVjMjMwMjdlNWVlMzo1N2E0MGU0OS1mNjIzLTRjYjQtYTFlZi04NjdhY2RkZTUwZmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
17. Brief Encounters
This six-part ITV series about a group of women who host Ann Summers parties, selling lingerie and sex toys from their homes, was filmed largely in the scenic Sheffield suburb of Crookes, including on Woodfield Road (pictured). Sharrow Vale Road, Sharrow, was among the other locations where filming took place in 2016 for the show, starring Penelope Wilton, Sharon Rooney, Angela Griffin, Sophie Rundle and Chloe Pirrie Photo: Andrew Roe