Where was Grace filmed? The Season 5 locations in Brighton
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Back for its fifth season, Grace was filmed in and around Brighton.
Premiering on ITV in 2021, this crime drama series is based on Peter James's bestselling novels, which are also set in Brighton.
The show follows Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, portrayed by John Simm, and Detective Inspector Glenn Branson, played by Richie Campbell.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to the most interesting filming locations of Grace Season 5. You'll find the locations in order of appearance.
Premiering on ITV in 2021, this crime drama series is based on Peter James's bestselling novels, which are also set in Brighton.
The show follows Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, portrayed by John Simm, and Detective Inspector Glenn Branson, played by Richie Campbell.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to the most interesting filming locations of Grace Season 5. You'll find the locations in order of appearance.
Grace locations
The first episode of the season, 'Dead If You Don’t,' opens with a scene filmed at Newhaven Beach, located approximately 10 miles east of Brighton
The Brighton Royal Football Club Vs. United FC match was filmed at Cherry Red Records Stadium.
Also known as Plough Lane, the stadium, located in southwest London, is the home ground of AFC Wimbledon.
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Some scenes where filmed at the University of Sussex in Falmer, just outside Brighton, within the South Downs National Park.
Established in 1961, the campus was built in modernist architecture and is easily accessible via Falmer railway station, which is also featured in this episode.
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The abandoned farm is located in Balsdean, on the South Downs above Rottingdean.
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The episode's final sequence was filmed at Newhaven East Pier, a historic structure extending about 320 meters into the English Channel.
Built in 1883, it serves as a protective breakwater for the harbor and features a distinctive small white lighthouse at its end.
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The Queens Hotel Brighton doubled as the fictional Hotel Lenore.
Built in 1846, this 94-room seafront hotel offers rooms priced from £109 to £260 per night.
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The also fictional Brighton Central Hotel is the Green Diamond, a collection of serviced apartments.
Situated in Bartholomew Square, the apartments are within walking distance of the seafront and Brighton Pier.
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The third episode, "Need You Dead," features a very cool location: the Brighton Hippodrome.
Opened in 1901, this historic venue boasts a richly decorated interior with elaborate rococo plasterwork and a unique circular auditorium with a domed ceiling.
Despite its architectural significance, the building has faced closure and decay, but since 2020 new owners have begun restoration work to revive it as a live entertainment venue.
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The Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College served as the East Sussex Crown Court building in the fourth episode, "Find Them Dead".
Known as BHASVIC, this complex was constructed in 1912, combining Neo-Georgian and Queen Anne styles.
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The bar in the series finale is the Brighton Zip Bar, a rooftop fish & chips venue.
Located at the Brighton Zip attraction on Madeira Drive, you can enjoy the sunset while looking out over Palace Pier and beyond.
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