Have you been watching the new Channel 5 series The Teacher?
Sheridan Smith stars as English teacher Jenna Garvey who is accused of a sexual encounter with one of her pupils, prompting her life to swiftly fall apart.
The series, which has been airing over four consecutive nights, makes for “incredibly uncomfortable viewing” according to Smith, as Jenna tries to prove that she didn’t sleep with 15-year-old Kyle (Samuel Bottomley) on a night she has no memory of due to habit of binge drinking.
Is Jenna guilty of what she has been accused of? And, if not, will she be able to prove her innocence?
One aspect of the series that issue to draw the eye of viewers is the series’ location.
Surprisingly, while The Teacher is set in Bradford, the series was actually filmed in a location that’s likely to surprise viewers – outside of the UK.
Here’s everything you need to know about the filming locations that feature in the Channel 5 series The Teacher.
Where is The Teacher on Channel 5 filmed?
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While the show is set in Bradford – a city in Yorkshire – it was actually filmed in Hungary over six weeks.
Executive producer Mike Benson told Wales Online that he chose Budapest, the capital of Hungary, for budgetary reasons.
“We had to film in Budapest for funding reasons, and the team has done a fantastic job making it look like Bradford,” he revealed.
“It was challenging and at times felt like a pressure cooker given the COVID restrictions limited how much cast and crew could socialise and relax together.
“There were points when I didn’t think we would get through it, but fortunately we had a really professional team and a really good COVID officer, and we managed it.”
Sheridan Smith herself said about filming that after lockdown all the actors “found the flight quite nerve-racking”.
She explained: “It had been two years since we had taken a plane anywhere. But once we got to Budapest all the anxiety went away, and it was a lovely job.”
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The Teacher launches on Channel 5 on Monday 31st January at 9pm with all four episodes being stripped across the week.
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