# List of television programmes set, produced or filmed in Manchester

The City of Manchester and its surrounding area has a strong heritage for television broadcasting. The city is home to the oldest television studios in the UK and the most successful ITV franchisee, Granada Television. Manchester's most famous television exports include Coronation Street, Seven Up!, Songs of Praise, University Challenge, A Question of Sport and Mastermind - all of which are still broadcasting to large audiences today. Granada's productions gradually waned in the 2000s, but it is hoped the BBC move to Salford Quays in 2011 will spawn a new era of television broadcasting in the area. Manchester also has a high correlation of successful television drama series, with many being produced and filmed in Manchester and the surrounding areas.
Television broadcasting in Manchester is currently undergoing a major transition with the famous Granada Studios and New Broadcasting House being demolished by 2013 to be replaced by MediaCityUK and The Sharp Project. Both the BBC and ITV have promised to invest more in the North and Manchester will be the base for these operations. MediaCityUK, located two miles from Manchester City Centre, will act as a new second home for the BBC and ITV away from London.
This is a list of television programmes that are/were either set, produced or filmed in Manchester. The Media in Manchester page provides a more in depth look at the history of broadcasting and media in Manchester.

## Background

The city has had a long heritage of producing programmes at various studios, most notably at ITV's Granada Studios and the BBC's New Broadcasting House. Dock10 studios is located in MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, a couple of miles (about three kilometres) outside Manchester city centre. The Studios at Dock10 is now home to BBC North and ITV Granada since 2013, along with other departments transferred north.
Most television programmes produced in Manchester have been done so by Granada Television, the most successful ITV franchisee who are based at Granada Studios in Manchester. The BBC through BBC North also have a key influence in Manchester and the corporation sees Manchester along with Bristol and London as its main broadcasting centres.

## Productions in Manchester

Manchester has two main production units in Granada Television at Granada Studios and BBC Manchester at New Broadcasting House and both share a joint venture in 3SixtyMedia. Smaller Manchester based production companies such as Red Production Company and more recently RSJ Films led by writer Jimmy McGovern have consistently used Manchester and north as a background for drama.
Manchester has been used as a setting for many TV programmes with its industrial past, quirky cultural modern atmosphere or working roots. Some programmes are set in Manchester but weren't filmed or produced there, as in the case of Father & Son, a 2010 drama which was broadcast on ITV.
| Programme | Year | Production | Broadcaster | Notes |
| What the Papers Say | 1956–2008 | Granada Television | ITV/Channel 4/BBC Two | Produced at Granada Studios. Became the first programme made by an ITV company for the BBC (Continues as a Radio Broadcast on BBC Radio 4). |
| The Army Game | 1957–61 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Criss Cross Quiz | 1957–67 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Concentration | 1959–60 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Biggles | 1960 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced at Granada Studios |
| All Our Yesterdays | 1960–73, 1987–89 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Coronation Street | 1960–present | Granada Television | ITV | Filmed in at MediaCityUK in Salford. Longest running serial TV soap drama in the world |
| Songs of Praise | 1961–present | BBC Religion and Ethics (BBC Manchester) | BBC One | Produced at New Broadcasting House at BBC Manchester |
| Take a Letter | 1962–64 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Odd Man | 1962–67 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| University Challenge | 1962–87, 1994–present | Granada Television | ITV/BBC Two | Broadcast from Granada Studios |
| World in Action | 1963–98 | Granada Television | ITV | Hard-hitting and controversial programme on current affairs. Often featured investigative journalism. Produced at Granada Studios |
| Top of the Pops | 1964–67 | BBC North (BBC Manchester) | BBC One | First three series filmed at disused church in Rusholme, Manchester before being considered a "hit", after which it moved to the BBC Television Centre |
| Up series | 1964–2019 | Granada Television | ITV/BBC One | Longest running documentary series in the world, listed as one of the Greatest British documentaries in 2005 poll by Channel 4, listed as one of the great movies by critic Roger Ebert |
| Pardon the Expression | 1965–67 | Granada Television | ITV | Spin-off of Coronation Street |
| The Corridor People | 1966 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Turn Out the Lights | 1967 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Caesars | 1968 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Spindoe | 1968 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Nearest and Dearest | 1968–73 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Dustbinmen | 1969–70 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced by Granada |
| The Lovers | 1970–71 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| A Family at War | 1970–72 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Play for Today Comedians | 1970–84 | BBC | BBC | |
| Screen Test | 1970–84 | BBC Manchester | BBC One | Filmed at New Broadcasting House |
| The Comedians | 1971–93 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Clapperboard | 1972–82 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Crown Court | 1972–84 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| It's a Knockout | 1972–88 | BBC North | BBC One | Came to prominence under BBC Manchester's lead and Stuart Hall's presenting and in 1972. Viewing figures soon reached over 15 million compared to the lowly 100,000 the show got pre-1972 |
| A Question of Sport | 1972–2023 | BBC North (BBC Manchester) | BBC One | Originally produced at New Broadcasting House, but transferred to Granada Studios in 2000 and split production between Manchester and BBC Television Centre. Transferred again to Dock10, MediaCityUK in late 2012. |
| Sam | 1973–75 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Nearly Man | 1974 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club | 1974–77 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Shang-a-Lang | 1975 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Cuckoo Waltz | 1975–77, 1980 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Arrows | 1976–77 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| So It Goes | 1976–77 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Krypton Factor | 1977–95, 2009 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced and recorded at the Granada Studios for both original and 2009 revival series in 2009. The 2010 revival series was recorded at The London Studios. |
| Strangers | 1978–82 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Cheggers Plays Pop | 1978–86 | BBC Manchester | BBC One | Filmed at New Broadcasting House |
| Brideshead Revisited | 1981 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Wood and Walters | 1981–82 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Oxford Road Show | 1981–85 | BBC Manchester | BBC One | Broadcast at New Broadcasting House |
| The Jewel in the Crown | 1984 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Travelling Man | 1984 | Granada Television | ITV | Set and filmed in Manchester |
| Sherlock Holmes | 1984–94 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Albion Market | 1985–86 | Granada Television | ITV | A planned companion soap for Coronation Street but was met with indifference and cancelled after a year |
| The Practice | 1985–86 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced, filmed and set in Manchester. |
| Connections | 1985–90 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced and filmed at Granada Studios |
| Busman's Holiday | 1985–93 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Lost Empires | 1986 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced by Granada in Manchester. |
| Fax | 1986–88 | BBC Manchester | BBC One | Recorded at New Broadcasting House |
| Open Air | 1986–90 | BBC North | BBC One | Filmed at New Broadcasting House |
| Runway | 1987–93 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced and filmed at Granada Studios |
| Watching | 1987–93 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced by Granada in Manchester. |
| Red Dwarf | 1988–89 | BBC North West | BBC Two | Produced by BBC North West at New Broadcasting House for the first three series before moving to Shepperton Studios |
| The Hit Man and Her | 1988–92 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced by Granada Television |
| Making Out | 1989–91 | BBC Manchester | BBC One | |
| Surgical Spirit | 1989–95 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced at Granada in Manchester. The programme was set at an anonymous location. |
| That's Showbusiness | 1989–96 | BBC North | BBC One | Filmed at New Broadcasting House |
| Children's Ward | 1989–2000 | Granada Television | ITV | Location filming at Bolton Royal Hospital with indoor scenes recorded at Granada Studios |
| The 8:15 from Manchester | 1990–91 | BBC | BBC One | Broadcast from New Broadcasting House |
| Cluedo | 1990–93 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced by Granada Television |
| Jeeves and Wooster | 1990–93 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Stars in Their Eyes | 1990–2006 | Granada Television | ITV | Recorded at Granada Studios |
| You've Been Framed! | 1990–2022 | Granada Television/ITV Studios | ITV | |
| Prime Suspect | 1991–2006 | Granada Television | ITV | Series was produced by Granada Television in Manchester and set in London with the exception of series 5 which was set in Manchester |
| Going for Gold | 1993–96 | Reg Grundy Productions | BBC One | Originally recorded at BBC Television Centre for the first series and BBC Elstree Centre for series 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 before being transferred to New Broadcasting House. |
| Cracker | 1993–96, 2006 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Turnabout | 1993–96 | Turnabout Productions | BBC One | Originally recorded at Ewart TV Studios for the first three series before being transferred to New Broadcasting House. |
| Sooty and Co. | 1993–98 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Common As Muck | 1994–97 | BBC | BBC One | Filmed in parts of Manchester |
| The Mrs Merton Show | 1994–98 | Granada Television | BBC One | Recorded at Granada Studios |
| The Perfect Match | 1995 | Granada Television | ITV | Written by Mike Bullen who later wrote Cold Feet |
| Band of Gold | 1995–97 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Lucky Numbers | 1995–97 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| The Sunday Show | 1995–97 | BBC North | BBC Two | Broadcast from New Broadcasting House |
| Carnal Knowledge | 1996 | Rapido TV/Granada Television | ITV | |
| Hillsborough | 1996 | Granada Television | ITV | Docu-drama produced by Granada in Manchester. Voted #54 in BFI 100 Greatest British Television Programmes in 2000. |
| God's Gift | 1996–98 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Reckless | 1997 | Granada Television | ITV | Set in Manchester and London |
| Waffle | 1998 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Dinnerladies | 1998–2000 | Good News/Pozzitive Television | BBC One | Set in Manchester but produced and filmed at BBC Television Centre |
| Pass the Buck | 1998–2000 | Zenith/BBC Manchester | BBC One | Originally recorded at New Broadcasting House for the first series before being transferred to Granada Studios. |
| Cold Feet | 1998–2003 | Granada Television | ITV | Filmed and set in Manchester. Won over 20 major awards in its 5 series |
| Wipeout | 1998–2003 | Action Time/BBC Manchester | BBC One | The Bob Monkhouse episodes were originally recorded from Studio A at New Broadcasting House before moving to Granada Studios. |
| The Heaven and Earth Show | 1998–2007 | BBC One | BBC Religion and Ethics (based at BBC Manchester) | Broadcast from both New Broadcasting House and later from Granada Studios |
| The Royle Family | 1998–2012 | Granada Television | BBC Two/BBC One | Produced, set and filmed in Stockport at Vector Television, although later series were filmed at Ealing Studios and more recent episodes have been filmed at The Pie Factory, in MediaCityUK. |
| The Last Train | 1999 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced in Manchester by Granada |
| Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | 1999 | BBC Drama | | Set and filmed in various places around Greater Manchester including the City of Manchester |
| Queer as Folk | 1999–2000 | Red Production Company | | |
| Loose Women | 1999–present | Granada Television/ITV Studios | ITV | Originally broadcast from Granada Studios but moved to Anglia Television and later The London Studios. |
| Tonight | 1999–present | Granada Television/ITV Studios | ITV | |
| Clocking Off | 2000–03 | Red Production Company | BBC | Produced, set and filmed in Manchester |
| The Biggest Game in Town | 2001 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Bob & Rose | 2001 | Red Production Company | ITV | Produced, set and filmed in Manchester |
| Linda Green | 2001–02 | Red Production Company | BBC | Produced, set and filmed in Manchester |
| Mastermind | 2001–19 | BBC | Discovery Channel/BBC Two | The Discovery Channel version was recorded at New Broadcasting House and the BBC revival series was recorded at Granada Studios, before transferring to Dock10, MediaCityUK until 2019 where the show was relocated to Blackstaff Studios in Belfast. |
| Doctor Zhivago | 2002 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced in Manchester at Granada Studios |
| Having It Off | 2002 | Red Production Company | BBC | Produced and set in Manchester |
| The Stretford Wives | 2002 | BBC | BBC One | Set in Stretford, Greater Manchester |
| Cutting It | 2002–05 | BBC North | BBC One | |
| Burn It | 2003 | Red Production Company | BBC | Produced, set and filmed in Manchester |
| The Deal | 2003 | Granada Television | Channel 4 | Produced by Granada at Granada Studios |
| Living with Michael Jackson | 2003 | Granada Television | ITV | Documentary in which Martin Bashir interview American pop star Michael Jackson over a period of eight months. The UK airing had 15 million viewers, while 38 million watched the two-hour special on ABC. |
| The Second Coming | 2003 | Red Production Company | BBC One | Produced and filmed in Manchester |
| Early Doors | 2003–04 | Ovation Entertainment | BBC | Set in Manchester, but produced and filmed elsewhere |
| Real Story | 2003–06 | BBC North | BBC One | Produced at New Broadcasting House |
| My Life as a Teenage Robot | 2003–07 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Blue Murder | 2003–09 | Granada Television/ITV Studios | ITV | Produced and filmed in Manchester |
| Christmas Lights | 2004 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Conviction | 2004 | Red Production Company | ITV | Produced in Manchester with some filming in Manchester but primarily filmed in nearby Lancashire |
| Dirty Filthy Love | 2004 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced at Granada Studios |
| Sex Traffic | 2004 | Granada Television co-production | Channel 4 | Joint commissioning with Big Motion Pictures, produced from Granada Studios. |
| Life Begins | 2004–06 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced by Granada Television |
| Northern Lights | 2004–08 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Shameless | 2004–13 | Company Pictures | Channel 4 | Produced, set and filmed in Manchester |
| Casanova | 2005 | Granada Television | BBC Three | Jointly produced by Red Production Company and Granada Television, both are based in Manchester |
| Colditz | 2005 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Funland | 2005 | BBC Comedy North | BBC Three | Location filming in Blackpool with interiors shot at New Broadcasting House in Manchester |
| Honey, We're Killing the Kids | 2005 | BBC North | BBC Three | |
| Pierrepoint | 2005 | Granada Television | ITV | Drama film produced by Granada Television |
| Vincent | 2005–06 | Granada Television | ITV | Set in Manchester |
| Ideal | 2005–11 | BBC Comedy North/Baby Cow Productions | BBC Three | Interiors shot at New Broadcasting House in Manchester |
| The Jeremy Kyle Show | 2005–19 | Granada Television/ITV Studios | ITV | Originally recorded at Granada Studios but now transferred to Dock10, MediaCityUK. |
| Dracula | 2006 | Granada Television | BBC | |
| Eleventh Hour | 2006 | Granada Television | ITV | Produced and filmed in Manchester |
| Grownups | 2006 | BBC North | BBC Three | |
| I'm with Stupid | 2006 | BBC North | BBC Three | |
| See No Evil: The Moors Murders | 2006 | Granada Television | ITV | Docu-drama based on the Moors murders |
| Sinchronicity | 2006 | Shine Productions | BBC Three | Set and filmed in Manchester, but not produced there |
| Sorted | 2006 | BBC | BBC One | Set in Manchester, filmed in Stockport |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | 2006–07 | Hat Trick North Productions | | |
| The Innocence Project | 2006–07 | Tightrope Pictures | BBC One | Set and filmed in Manchester and Salford but commissioned through BBC Northern Ireland. |
| Life on Mars | 2006–07 | BBC North (amongst others) | BBC | A collaboration between many production companies such as Kudos and Red Planet Pictures. Manchester based companies BBC North and 3SixtyMedia were also involved and the programme was set and filmed in Manchester |
| New Street Law | 2006–07 | Red Production Company | BBC One | Produced by Red Production Company based at The Manchester Studios with some filming done in Manchester |
| Soapstar Superstar | 2006–07 | ITV Studios | ITV | Recorded at Granada Studios |
| The Street | 2006–09 | Granada/ITV Studios | BBC One | Set in an unnamed street in Manchester, it was produced and filmed in the city and at The Manchester Studios. |
| Lewis | 2006–15 | Granada Television co-production | ITV | Filmed on location in and around Oxford |
| Waterloo Road | 2006–15 | BBC North (BBC Manchester) | BBC One | Filmed and set in Rochdale until 2012. |
| Boy A | 2007 | Film4 | Channel 4 | Not set but mostly filmed in Manchester with final scenes filmed in Blackpool |
| Mobile | 2007 | ITV Studios | ITV | Set and filmed and Manchester along with Liverpool. BBC/ITV venture 3SixtyMedia were also involved in production |
| True Dare Kiss | 2007 | BBC Productions | BBC | Set and filmed in Manchester |
| City Lights | 2007–08 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Cold Blood | 2007–08 | ITV Studios | ITV | Produced and filmed in Manchester |
| Britannia High | 2008 | ITV Studios | ITV | |
| Headcases | 2008 | Red Vision | ITV | Created by Manchester-based Red Vision |
| Massive | 2008 | BBC Comedy North | BBC Three | |
| Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... | 2008 | Ovation Entertainment | Channel 4 | Filmed at Granada Studios |
| Poppy Shakespeare | 2008 | Cowboy Films | Channel 4 | Filmed in Manchester |
| Spooks: Code 9 | 2008 | BBC | BBC Three | Set in Manchester |
| Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen | 2008 | BBC | BBC Four | Set in Manchester at the time of the 1918 flu pandemic |
| Sunshine | 2008 | BBC | BBC One | |
| Survivors | 2008 | BBC | BBC One | First series filmed in Manchester |
| Wired | 2008 | Granada Television | ITV | |
| Deadliest Crash: The Le Mans 1955 Disaster | 2009 | Bigger Pictures | BBC Four | Filmed on Princess Street |
| Paradox | 2009 | BBC | BBC One | Filmed and set in Manchester |
| Divided | 2009–10 | Talpa/Brighter Pictures/Remarkable Television | ITV | Filmed in Studio 8 at Granada Studios |
| Countdown | 2009–present | ITV Studios | Channel 4 | Originally produced and recorded at The Leeds Studios, before transferring to Granada Studios in 2009 and transferring again to Dock10, MediaCityUK in 2012. |
| Father & Son | 2010 | Left Bank | ITV | Set in Manchester, but mainly filmed in Dublin, which was criticised |
| The Road to Coronation Street | 2010 | BBC Drama | BBC Four | Granada Studios used and programme set and filmed in Manchester |
| Take Me Out | 2010 | Talkback Thames | ITV | First series filmed at Granada Studios before moving to The Maidstone Studios. |
| John Bishop's Britain | 2010–11 | Objective Productions North | BBC One | Filmed in Granada Studios for the first series and Dock10, MediaCityUK for the second series |
| Accused | 2010–12 | RSJ Films | BBC | Produced and filmed in Manchester |
| Appropriate Adult | 2011 | ITV Studios | ITV | Filmed in Manchester |
| The Body Farm | 2011 | BBC | BBC One | Filmed in Manchester and Macclesfield |
| Don't Scare the Hare | 2011 | Initial | BBC One | First show to be made at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Exile | 2011 | Red Production Company | BBC | Produced in Manchester with some parts filmed in Manchester |
| High Stakes | 2011 | ITV Studios/Escalate Television | ITV | Filmed in Studio 12 at Granada Studios |
| Tonight's the Night | 2011 | Barrowman Barker Productions | BBC One | Recorded at BBC Television Centre for the first series, BBC Pacific Quay for the second series and Dock10, MediaCityUK for the third series |
| United | 2011 | World Productions in conjunction with BBC North | BBC | Docu-drama based on the struggles Manchester United faced after the Munich Air Disaster in 1958 |
| In with the Flynns | 2011–12 | BBC | BBC One | Produced and filmed at Teddington Studios but set in Manchester |
| White Van Man | 2011–12 | ITV Studios | BBC Three | Filmed in Manchester and Greater Manchester |
| Fresh Meat | 2011–16 | Lime Pictures | Channel 4 | Filmed at The Sharp Project and also set in Manchester. |
| Scott & Bailey | 2011–16 | Red Production Company | ITV | Produced and filmed in Manchester |
| Mount Pleasant | 2011–17 | Tiger Aspect Productions | Sky1 | Filmed at The Sharp Project and set in Manchester |
| Blue Peter | 2011–present | BBC Children's | BBC | Broadcast from Dock10, MediaCityUK since September 2011 |
| The Big Quiz | 2011–present | ITV Studios | ITV | |
| Blackout | 2012 | Red Production Company | BBC | |
| The Sarah Millican Television Programme | 2012–13 | So Television/Chopsy Productions | BBC Two | All series were filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Who Dares Wins | 2012–19 | 12 Yard | BBC One | Originally filmed at BBC Television Centre for the first series, then moved to The London Studios for the second series, moved to BBC Pacific Quay for the third and fourth series, moved again to Granada Studios for the fifth series and finally to Dock10, MediaCityUK since the sixth series. |
| Dragons' Den | 2012–present | BBC North (BBC Manchester) | BBC Two | Dragons "lair" was originally held in The Depository from 2005 to 2010, it was moved to Pinewood Studios in 2011 before being relocated to Dock10, MediaCityUK with the show now being produced by BBC North in association with Sony Pictures Television from 2012 to 2014, the show was relocated again to Space Studios Manchester from 2015 to 2017 before finally settling at the Old Granada Studios since 2018. |
| Britain's Brightest | 2013 | RDF Television | BBC One | Recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Still Open All Hours | 2013 | BBC | BBC One | One-off 2013 special recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK while the 2014 series was filmed at Teddington Studios and later series being made at Pinewood Studios since 2015 |
| Skins | 2013 | Company Pictures | Channel 4 | Although the series is set and filmed in Bristol, some scenes in the final series were filmed in Manchester |
| Swashbuckle | 2013–22 | BBC | CBeebies | Made at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| The Voice UK | 2013–present | Talpa/Wall to Wall Media/ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment | BBC One/ITV | |
| The Furchester Hotel | 2014–17 | Sesame Workshop | CBeebies | All series were filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Judge Rinder | 2014–20 | ITV Studios | ITV | Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| House of Fools | 2015 | Pett Productions | BBC Two | Pilot filmed at BBC Television Centre with the first series recorded at Elstree Studios and the second series being made at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| No Offence | 2015 | AbbottVision | Channel 4 | |
| The Fanatics | 2015 | Victory Television | Sky One | |
| For What It's Worth | 2016 | Tuesday's Child | BBC One | All series made at Dock10, MediaCityUK with the first series being recorded without an audience and the second series being recorded with an audience. |
| Goodnight Sweetheart | 2016 | Retort | BBC One | 2016 one-off filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| World of Sport Wrestling | 2016 | ITV Studios | ITV | One-off special was filmed in 2016 at Dock10, MediaCityUK while the series was filmed in 2018 at Epic Studios in Norwich |
| Alphabetical | 2016–17 | Gameface | ITV | All series recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| The Code | 2016–17 | Gogglebox Entertainment/Primal Media | BBC One | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Porridge | 2016–17 | BBC Studios | BBC One | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Let It Shine | 2017 | BBC Studios | BBC One | Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Pitch Battle | 2017 | Tuesday's Child | BBC One | Show filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| The Price Is Right | 2017 | Thames | Channel 4 | 2017 one-off filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Watchdog | 2017–19 | BBC Studios | BBC One | Originally filmed at BBC Television Centre from 1980 until 2012, then moved to The Hospital Club from 2013 to 2015, moved to Broadcasting House in 2016 and finally moved to Dock10, MediaCityUK from 2017 to 2019 |
| !mpossible | 2017–21 | Mighty Productions | BBC One | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Naked Attraction | 2017–present | Studio Lambert | Channel 4 | First series recorded at The London Studios before moved to Dock10, MediaCityUK since the second series |
| Saturday Mash-Up! | 2017–present | BBC Studios | CBBC | Filmed live at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| The Voice Kids | 2017–23 | Talpa/ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment | ITV | |
| Top of the Box | 2018 | BBC Studios | Channel 5 | Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| The £100K Drop | 2018–19 | Remarkable Television | Channel 4 | Originally filmed at 3 Mills Studios called The Million Pound Drop, relocated to Dock10, MediaCityUK and renamed The £100K Drop |
| All Together Now | 2018–19 | Remarkable Television | BBC One | All series made at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Sport Relief | 2018–20 | BBC Studios | BBC One/BBC Two | Originally filmed at BBC Television Centre from 2002 to 2012, then transferred to Copper Box Arena from 2014 to 2016 and finally transferred to Dock10, MediaCityUK from 2018 to 2020 |
| Win Your Wish List | 2018–21 | Stellify Media | Channel 5 | Channel 5 version recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Britain's Brightest Family | 2018–21 | Gameface | ITV | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 2018–present | Stellify Media | ITV | Originally filmed at Elstree Studios for it original run (BBC Television Centre was briefly filmed between 2011 and 2012). The revival is filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Eurovision: You Decide | 2019 | BBC Studios | BBC Two | 2019 national selection filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Rolling In It | 2020–21 | Over The Top Productions | ITV | All series recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow | 2020–22 | Talkback | ITV | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Crackerjack! | 2020–21 | BBC Studios | CBBC | All series made at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Moneybags | 2021–22 | Youngest North | Channel 4 | All series recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Children in Need | 2021–present | BBC Studios | BBC One/BBC Two | Originally filmed at BBC Television Centre from 1980 to 2012, transferred to BBC Elstree Centre from 2013 to 2020 and finally to Dock10, MediaCityUK since 2021 |
| Lingo | 2021–present | Objective Media Group | ITV | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Moneyball | 2021–23 | Possessed/Potato | ITV | Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Sitting on a Fortune | 2021–23 | Possessed/Potato | ITV | Made at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Romeo & Duet | 2022 | Goat Films | ITV | Recorded at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Comic Relief | 2022–present | BBC Studios | BBC One/BBC Two | Originally filmed at BBC Television Centre from 1988 to 2013, moved to The London Palladium in 2015, then to The O2 in 2017, transferred to BBC Elstree Centre from 2019 to 2021 and finally to Dock10, MediaCityUK since 2022 |
| The 1% Club | 2022–present | Magnum Media | ITV | All series filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Riddiculous | 2022–present | East Media | ITV | Filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK |
| Catchphrase | 2022–present | STV Studios/DRG | ITV | The original series originally filmed at The Maidstone Studios from 1985 to 1992 before transferring to Carlton Studios from 1994 to 2002. The revival series originally filmed at The London Studios in 2013 before transferring to The Maidstone Studios from 2014 to 2015, briefly returned to The London Studios from 2016 to 2017 then moved back to The Maidstone Studios from 2018 to 2022 before finally moving to Dock10, MediaCityUK since 2022. |
| Deal or No Deal | 2023 | Remarkable Television | ITV | The original series originally filmed at Paintworks from 2005 to 2013 before transferring to The Bottle Yard Studios from 2013 to 2016. The first series of the revival was filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK in 2023 before it was transferred to The Maidstone Studios since 2024. |
| Jeopardy! | 2024–present | Whisper North | ITV | The 2024 revival is filmed in Dock10, MediaCityUK. |
| Wheel of Fortune | 2024–present | Whisper North | ITV | The 2024 revival is recorded in Dock10, MediaCityUK. |

## Awards given to Manchester produced or filmed programmes
### BAFTAs

Since the introduction of the best drama series at the BAFTAs in 1992, Mancunian produced or filmed drama has won the award on 9 occasions out of the 19 awarded (up to 2011) - more than any other city. Cracker (Granada Television) won twice in 1995 and 1996, The Cops (filmed in Manchester) won twice in 1999 and 2000, Clocking Off (Red Production Company, Manchester production company based at Granada) in 2001, Cold Feet (Granada Television) in 2002, Shameless (filmed in Manchester) in 2005 and The Street (Granada Television) in 2007 and 2008.
Peggy Ashcroft won a BAFTA TV award for best actress in 1985 in her performance in The Jewel In The Crown and later Helen Mirren won best actress three consecutive times, a record, for her performance in the Granada-produced Prime Suspect series.