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Where was Hard Sun filmed? London and Anglesea filming locations for BBC One drama series revealed

Find out where this brand new BBC series was shot

FANS of Luther, top class acting and science fiction are getting a triple treat in BBC drama Hard Sun.

But where was this gritty show filmed? Here is what we know...

 Hard Sun is a new gritty BBC drama
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Hard Sun is a new gritty BBC dramaCredit: BBC

Where was Hard Sun filmed?

Parys Mountain, Anglesey

Parys Mountain is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales.<

It is the site of a former large copper mine.

The cast were spotted filming there earlier last year.

Shepherd's Bush, West London

Lead character Agyness Deyn, who plays DI Elaine Renko, was spotted in April shooting scenes in Shepherd's Bush.

The former model looked a far cry from her catwalk days dressed in jogging bottoms and tracksuit top.

The location was a perfect setting for the gritty drama.

 Agnes Dean was spotted filming in Shepherd's Bush
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Agnes Dean was spotted filming in Shepherd's BushCredit: Getty - Contributor

The South Bank

The show also uses The South Bank in London as one of it's locations.

Fellow lead Jim Sturgess, who plays DCI Charlie Hicks, is seen in the trailer running along the path by the Thames.

Blythe House in West Kensington, London

Blythe House was also used as a filming location.

Originally built as the headquarters of the Post Office Savings Bank, it is now used as a store and archive by the Victoria and Albert, Science and British Museums.

This location is often used for TV shows and films, including The Crown, The Danish Girl and Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy.

Rowley Way, London

Rowley Way is listed as an a location used for Hard Sun, but it is unclear how it was used.

The road can be found in North West London.

 The cast was spotted in various locations around London
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The cast was spotted in various locations around LondonCredit: BBC

Thames, London

The beach on the North Bank of the Thames, below Paul's Walk, heading towards Southwark Bridge is also seen in the trailer.

DCI Charlie Hick (Jim) is seen walking across it.

When is Hard Sun on BBC One?

Hard Sun began on BBC One on January 6, 2018 at 9.35pm, and continues every Saturday.

There will be six hour-long episodes.

It is a co-production with streaming service Hulu.

If you miss an episode you can catch up on BBC iPlayer.

 Parys Mountain, Anglesey is also featured on the show
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Parys Mountain, Anglesey is also featured on the showCredit: Getty - Contributor

What is Hard Sun about?

Hard Sun is a crime show written by Neil Cross, the creator of Idris Elba cop drama Luther, and it is set five years before the apocalypse.

It follows two detectives with diametrically-opposed moral codes who struggle to maintain law and order as the literally earth-shattering event approaches.

Cross has said of the premise: “Imagine the world you see when you look out your window… except it's been given a death sentence.

"This isn’t science fiction. This is the real world. There's no hero to come save us; no contingency plan.

"What’s it like, trying to keep order, trying to enforce the law in a city that, day by day, slips closer to certain destruction?

"What’s the point of justice in the face of Armageddon?"

First look at gritty new BBC One drama Hard Sun, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess
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