Welcome

Welcome to the “Who Pays the Ferryman?” locations page. If, like me, you are a big fan of the popular 1977 BBC TV series, and want to know where the locations that were used in the series are (or even have a passing interest in where they filmed), then I hope this site will be of interest to you.

As the serial was made in 1977, I feared that many of the locations used would’ve been lost or changed beyond recognition due to the development as a result of the increased tourism in the area. TV programmes such as these (especially Ferryman and its’ predecessor The Lotus Eaters) were partially the catalyst for this increase in tourism and subsequent development that came with it. However, I am pleasantly surprised to report that nearly every location remains largely as it was.

I researched and have found many of the locations used, mainly by using Google Maps and Google Street View, and matching them to screenshots of the TV programme from YouTube and my own copy of the serial. Whilst I can’t physically be there, the next best thing is using Google Street View to provide a current view of the locations where possible. This website aims to provide a shot-for-shot and ‘then and now’ look at each location, as well as provide additional information on various aspects of the production.

If you’re a fan of the TV series, and indeed of Michael J Bird’s other work, then you should visit the Michael J Bird Tribute Site, here. The location page on the Tribute Site was the catalyst for me starting my own website, and provided the initial set of locations that encouraged me to go on and try to find the remainder.

In the menu, you will see a link to a page for each episode, which contains a story breakdown and attempts to list all the locations for that episode. The other pages contain information related to the series so be sure to check them out.

There is also a Blog page that contains updates to the locations found amongst other news items – these are in reverse chronological order.

If you have any other information on the locations that have been found, or indeed have found any missing locations, or have any other suggestions to improve the site, please do feel free to contact me using the comments facility.

Anthony