New ITV drama filmed in Coniston

A new ITV drama is being filmed in the Lake District. Safe House will air in the spring and tells the story of a troubled man who sets up a B&B in Coniston.

But it ends up being a safe house and secrets unfold. Fiona Marley Paterson has had a sneak preview onset.

The producer of a new ITV Drama has described why they are filming in the Lake District.

Safe House is a four-part series due to be aired in the spring. It centres on an old house in Coniston, and stars the former Doctor Who actor Christopher Eccleston.

Christopher Eccleston, who plays one of the main characters in a new ITV drama that's being filmed in the Lake District, has made an appeal to ITV Border viewers.

He wants to know more about treading, the art of catching fish with your feet, which he used to do when he visited Cumbria as a child.

Christopher Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor in the Doctor Who television series and has starred in films such as The Others, 28 Days Later and Elizabeth.

A new ITV Drama has been filmed in the Lake District.

Safe House is a four-part drama due to be aired in the Spring that centres around an old house in Coniston.

The cast includes several famous names including Christopher Eccleston, who had to try open-water swimming for the first time.