CHRISTOPHER Eccleston is returning to telly with the latest series of The A Word on BBC One.
We take you through those stunning Lake District locations used for the third series.
Where is The A Word filmed?
The A Word is BBC drama series that was filmed in locations in the Lake District, including Keswick, Coniston and Thirlmere.
Talking about the locations that the show is filmed in, Phil McKay from Lakeside Castings said: “The filming has taken place around Coniston and Keswick… it represents a big chance for local people and it's nice to have a bunch of extras from all walks of life.
"It's good for them to get involved and have an insight of what's going on in their village… it's positive that the filming went ahead despite the floods that have affected so many people in the county, it gives them a boost.”
Keswick
Keswick is a market town in the Lake District that is surrounded by mountains like Skiddaw.
It lies just 20 minutes from Junction 40 of the M6 and has been voted 9th UK destination in the 7th annual Travellers’ Choice awards for Destinations; the best historic town in the Landlove Magazine Awards 2015, and the winner of The Kennel Club's most Dog Friendly town award.
Coniston
Coniston is a village in the Furness region of Cumbria, in the southern area of the Lake District national Park.
The village at the mouth of Coppermines Valley and Yewdale Beck which descend from the Coniston Fells – a historical location for ore and slate mining.
Thirlmere
Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale located in Cumbria and the Lake District.
The reservoir is 3.5 miles long, 1.2 miles wide and 158 feet deep and was originally two smaller lakes.
The smaller lakes were then purchased in 1889 by Manchester City Corporation Waterworks and the area was dammed with a dam – leading the area became one large reservoir.
This process meant that the settlements of Armboth and Wythburn were submerged – with the only remaining building being a small church at Wythburn, which lies in the shadow of Helvellyn, England's third highest mountain.
When is The A Word on the BBC?
After two successful seasons, The A Word returns for a third series TONIGHT (May 5, 2020) at 9pm on BBC One.
It will run for six episodes and air every Tuesday.
You can catch up with seasons 1 and 2 now on the iPlayer.
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