The Dark is a new ITV crime drama inspired by GR Halliday’s novel From the Shadows.
ITV’s The Dark is arriving with fans keen to discover everything about its “beautiful” setting.
Following the discovery of a young man’s body in the picturesque wilderness, it rapidly emerges that a serial killer is at large.
This marks the start of Detective Monica Kennedy’s (portrayed by Laura Donnelly) perilous cat and mouse chase as she embarks on a treacherous investigation to apprehend the murderer.
As ITV audiences prepare to immerse themselves in the chilling world inspired by GR Halliday’s novel From the Shadows, here’s all you need to know about The Dark’s filming locations.
Where was ITV’s The Dark filmed?
The Dark on ITV is situated in the remote Scottish Highlands, with production taking place across Greenock, Inverclyde, the broader Glasgow region and its surrounding countryside.
Last September, actress Donnelly and actor Mark Rowley were photographed filming The Dark alongside production crews at James Watt College’s Finnart Street campus.
The cast were also captured at Annexe Park, Fox Street, Greenock, Newton Street, Cathcart Square, plus Inverclyde Academy and St Mary’s Primary School.
Multiple sequences were additionally captured throughout greater Glasgow’s countryside, which served as a stand-in for the isolated Scottish Highlands.
Screenwriter Matt Hartley revealed to the Royal Television Society that working in Scotland proved an enormous attraction when it came to production and drawing creative inspiration.
“I grew up in the Peak District and live in Wales so the space and atmosphere in the Highlands and areas around where we were filming was intrinsic to me.
“There’s a line early on that says: ‘This is where people come to bury bodies, not display them.'”
“That was one of our key thoughts: this is a world of mystery, where people disappear.”
French-born director Gilles Bannier, however, had quite a different expectation of what filming in Scotland would entail.
He revealed: “It met all my expectations except one.
“I wanted these rolling clouds, amazing mist – the Scottish weather we all know.
“In fact, it was the most beautiful summer and autumn they’ve ever had in Scotland.
“So we were chasing a single cloud, a single drop of rain.”
The Dark premieres on Sunday, July 12, at 9pm, on ITV.