Everywhere Stay Close was filmed around Greater Manchester

There’s a new Netflix crime drama in town; Stay Close made its worldwide debut on New Year’s Eve and has since skyrocketed to the top of the most watched list.

An adaptation of Harlan Coben’s best selling novel, the new thriller series follows the lives of four strangers who all harbour their own dark and dangerous secrets. These secrets will eventually unravel and link the strangers in ways they once never thought possible.

Yet while Coben’s original novel was set in Atlantic City in America, Netflix’s adaptation was all set on location here in the wonderful North West of England, much like Coben’s other smash-hit series The Stranger.

Here are some of the locations you might recognise…

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Didsbury Village

The show’s main character Megan lives in an enviable home in an idyllic looking village… Which actually turns out to be Manchester’s very own Didsbury village. Who’d have thought it?

The property is located just a stone’s throw away from Wilmslow Road, where a number of action scenes were also filmed.

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Impossible

Manchester’s Impossible bar and club, located down Peter Street, stands in as ‘Vipers’, the swanky nightclub at the centre of many dark events. 

Though it is worth noting that the exterior of the club was shot a little further afield in Formby, Liverpool.

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The Refuge

Another popular Manchester venue made the cut in the series in a scene where lead character Megan heads out on her hen do.

The Refuge, found down Oxford Road and a part of the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel building, stands in as the backdrop for the hen party scene in the first episode.

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Ashton-under-Lyne

A fictional pet shop in the series known as Hannibal’s Animals is actually a carpet shop in the borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, on the corner of Stamford Street Central and Warrington Street.

The Feathers pub in Ashton-under-Lyne also features in the series as its true and unapologetic self.

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The Stoller Hall

One of Manchester’s most iconic and recognisable concert venues The Stoller Hall – part of the Chetham’s School of Music – makes a grand appearance in Stay Close.

It stands in for a scene in which police officer Brian – played by Jack Shalloo – watches his daughter play the piano in an empty auditorium. 

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The Edwardian Manchester

During the first episode, character Dave can be seen being led blind-folded through a hotel lobby on the day of his impending stag do.

And if the scene looked a little familiar, you wouldn’t have been mistaken; Dave was actually being led through The Edwardian Manchester, a Radisson Collection hotel on Peter Street. 

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Arley Hall & Gardens

Warning: Some mild spoilers ahead!

In the final episode, Megan and Dave finally tie the knot in a gorgeous and historical country house… Which actually turns out to be the magnificent Arley Hall in Cheshire. 

And this isn’t the first time Arley Hall has made it onto the big screen, with it also featuring in Peaky Blinders as Tommy Shelby’s house.

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Heaton Moor

The Heaton Moor suburb of Stockport stood as the backdrop for a number of scenes where Megan meets up with Lorraine.

Though die-hard brunch fans will have instantly spotted the interior of Pokusevski cafe and deli, where one of the scenes was filmed.

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The Drill Hall

Bury’s Grade II-listed Castle Armoury Drill Hall was dramatically transformed into the sinister Fourways Prison, and made an appearance in several episodes of the hit series.