The Fast Show - Filming Locations

Filming Locations

A significant proportion of The Fast Show was shot externally, unusual for a sketch show. Early on in the series much of this filming was done around the Tees Valley, Yorkshire Dales and Newcastle upon Tyne in the northeast of England. Locations include:

• Ashington, Northumberland – at least two scenes involving Unlucky Alf and one involving Brilliant Kid were filmed on Station Road there.
• Aske Hall – Background in early Ted & Ralph scenes
• Darlington – The childhood home of Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) whose long-term comedy partner Bob Mortimer was one of the writers. "The Running Family" were shown around various locations in the town centre, including the Cornmill Centre. The Cornmill and High Street were in scenes involving Brilliant Kid.
• Durham – The marketplace was featured in scenes involving Brilliant Kid
• Hartlepool – One Unlucky Alf scene had him sitting in the empty Rink End Stand of Hartlepool United's ground, Victoria Park. Also, one Ed Winchester scene was in front of the Mill House Stand. Some of the Brilliant Kid scenes were also filmed at nearby Seal Sands.
• Keld, North Yorkshire – The campsite was used in a Dave Angel scene
• Langley Park – Railway Street was used in Unlucky Alf scenes
• Middlesbrough – Its docks were used in "hard of hearing stuntman" scenes, others scenes were shot on Transporter Bridge and the Riverside Stadium
• Newcastle upon Tyne – including the "Shore Leave" sketch, the scene where Chris the Crafty Cockney steals the woman's suitcases (shot in Newcastle Central station), and some of the Sir Geoffrey Norman MP sketches, such as the one where he is pulled over by a policeman for speeding and the one where he refuses to pay the taxi driver after getting out of the car (which was shot outside the main entrance to Newcastle Central station). One Ed Winchester scene was near Monument station. One scene from the Brilliant Kid showed him in Exhibition Park. Many scenes involving Janine Carr, filmed in greyscale, were used the backdrop of the concrete flyover and underpasses of the junction of the A167(M) and the B1318 of the Great North Road in Jesmond. A few scenes were filmed inside the Newcastle City Library (which has since been demolished and a new library building has replaced it).
• Redcar Scenes with the "brilliant" kid walking along the beach. Also Mark Williams appears in a caravan park near South Gare, with the steelworks in the distance.
• Richmond – Its marketplace was used in Ted & Ralph's trip to the shops
• Scotch Corner – Its garage used in Swiss Toni's early scenes
• Seaton Carew - One "You ain't seen me right?" scene had the main character sitting on a child's ride in one of the seafront amusement arcades.
• The Spanish City, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear – a number of scenes involving Brilliant Kid
• Stockton On Tees, Swiss Toni scenes, filmed at a car showroom on Norton Road

Also for the third series the production extended abroad to Iceland:

• Scenes with Brilliant Kid and Billy Bleach were shot with Iceland's volcanic landscapes, waterfalls and hot springs in the background.