Where is Ellis filmed? Detective drama's stunning backdrops mapped

Ellis follows a achromatic pistillate detective who tackles immoderate of the astir hard execution investigations contempt being perpetually shunned.

Ellis is astir to aerial connected Channel 5 and the gritty bull play follows DCI Ellis (played by Sharon D Clarke) arsenic she is parachuted into failing investigations.

Andrew Gower stars arsenic her right-hand man, DS Harper, successful the three-part bid and the synopsis reads: "As a achromatic pistillate cop, Ellis is utilized to being dismissed and overlooked, but she is simply a first-class execution detective, with a determination for justness and a heavy good of compassion for those who request it."

Filming for the drama, made up of feature-length episodes, finished successful May this twelvemonth with Gower posting connected Instagram: "That's a wrapper connected Ellis.

"What a joyousness to movie with the fable that is @sharondclarkeofficial these past 4 months successful beauteous Belfast. Huge acknowledgment to our astonishing formed and crew."

The bid was filmed astir Northern Ireland and The Peak District, with histrion Clarke describing the locations arsenic "stunning".

One of the locations successful the show's last occurrence is Shanes Castle Estate successful Antrim, with 800 acres of farmland and 1000 acres of woodland.

The property besides works arsenic a workplace with dairy cows and sheep, and determination is besides a paintball endeavor and a licenced wedding area.

The contiguous ruins are believed to person replaced an earlier stronghold built successful the 16th century, primitively called Edenduffcarrick.

Clarke and the remainder of the formed marvelled astatine the scenery arsenic they walked done the forestry to entree the river.

Episode 2 features scenes changeable successful a tract with horses astatine Clandeboye Estate successful Bangor.

The property is 1 of the fewer backstage estates of Northern Ireland that is inactive owned by the archetypal family.

With implicit 2,000 acres it boasts beauteous backstage gardens, a chapel and expansive relation rooms for weddings.

The formed recovered it a refreshing alteration from being successful the metropolis and contempt each of the rainfall they had, Clarke described the mounting arsenic "absolutely beautiful".

Ellis airs connected Channel 5 connected Thursday astatine 8pm