Filming of a new zombie drama for the BBC recently took place at The Edge.
Crews spent days filming In the Flesh at the National Trust site at the beginning of December.
The three-part drama, which will be shown on BBC Three, introduces a group of young actors alongside writer Dominic Mitchell.
In his first BBC drama since the award-winning Eric And Ernie, director Jonny Campbell has brought together a company of fresh acting talent; Luke Newberry, playing the role of Kieren Walker, leads the cast together with David Walmsley (best friend, Rick Macy), Emily Bevan (fellow zombie, Amy Dyer) and Harriet Cains (sister, Jem Walker). Joining them are Ricky Tomlinson (Ken Burton) Steve Evets (Bill Macy) and Kenneth Cranham (Vicar Oddie) who starred in Hellbound: HellRaiser II.
In The Flesh is the story of teenager Kieren Walker and his reintegration back into both the local community and the heart of his family. After his death four years ago, his friends and family thought they'd never see Kieren again. But then, shortly after his funeral, thousands of the dead were re-animated in one freak night; and now, after months of re-habilitation and medication, the zombies are gradually being returned to their homes.
Set in the fictional village of Roarton, In The Flesh started filming on Sunday 21st October and is shot around the North West.
Director Jonny Campbell says: "From the moment I read the opening scene I was hooked. Dominic is an utterly fearless and instinctive young writer with an uncanny ability to tell a great story full of humour and humanity in a most original way. An elusive and rare combination in TV drama. What's most exciting about In The Flesh is that it challenges our pre-conceptions about the standard zombie genre and in so doing almost certainly creates a new one."
Actor Luke Newberry added "I am really excited to be playing Kieren who is an amazingly complex character. He is on an unthinkable rollercoaster of a journey, one in which he has been given a second chance at life and he has to come to terms with how to deal with that. The characters may look like zombies but this is a very human story about people trying to survive."
In the Flesh is Made by BBC Drama Production North. A date for when the drama is be aired has not yet been confirmed.
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