The English is the latest offering from the BBC and fans are loving the gritty western drama. The show, which stars Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer, is a story about revenge and identity, and features an incredibly scenic backdrop, too.
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But where did the filming take place? Find out more about the shooting locations below…
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Where was The English filmed?
The English was filmed in 2021 and despite having a mid-western theme, the scenes were actually filmed in Spain. Although the States was on the crew's list of choices for filming, they settled on Spain, partly due to restrictions around the pandemic.
Producer Colin Wratten televisual.com: "We looked at Santa Fe, New Mexico, we also looked at Calgary and filming in Canada as an option."
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© Photo: BBCChaske Spencer and Emily Blunt
But it was Spain that the team settled on. "Luckily our location scout took us to a huge beef farm in Avila outside of Madrid," said the creator Hugo Blick, adding: "With the grasses, rock formations and horizontal light, it provided a perfect mythic space for this Western."
What is The English about?
The story follows an English woman, Cornelia, who travels across the Midwest in order to exact revenge on the man who murdered her child. After she and Eli Whipp save one another from a murderous fate, he joins her in helping exact her revenge - with their pasts crossing in more ways than they could have imagined.
© Photo: BBCThe BBC drama filmed in Spain
What has Emily Blunt said about The English?
Speaking about the show, Emily said: "I was completely captivated by it," she said. "Hugo [Blick] sent me the pilot and I knew after the first couple of pages I was doing it. I love a character with a secret, where there's a mystery. She just felt so surprising to me.
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"She shows up in this brutal, masculine dust bath of a world and seems unprepared for the journey ahead. There are so many incredible questions that hit you."
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