Stockport isn’t a one-town wonder. The show also filmed extensively in Manchester city centre, because every British thriller needs a rainy backdrop of brutalist architecture and a Greggs bakery. They shot along the Bridgewater Canal and near Deansgate Locks, where the water is suspiciously green.
After the Flood filming locations | Where was the ITV drama filmed
You know that spooky underground parking garage where someone gets chased? That’s the Manchester Arndale car park. Yes, the same place where you once spent forty minutes trying to find your Fiat 500. It’s officially scarier than the flood itself.
Lung the Flood! (That’s a Joke, Sort Of)
A surprising fact: the show didn’t just use exterior shots. Lung, a real-life floating bar and social club on a barge in Stockport, doubles as a key location. In the series, it’s a dodgy hangout where shady deals go down. In real life, you can get a decent pint there while looking at the same canal water.
Imagine ordering a bag of crisps at a place that was once the backdrop for a corpse discovery. It adds a certain je ne sais quoi to your afternoon. The owners must have made a fortune letting the crew hose down their deck every other day.
