Billy Liar Filming Locations

Billy Liar filming locations

Where was Billy Liar filmed? Billy Liar was filmed in 22 locations across United Kingdom and Australia in the following places:

Billy Liar Filming Locations

Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6 miles east of Manchester.

Baildon is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, England and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies 3 miles north of Bradford city centre.

Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich industrial heritage. The Castlefield conservation area’s 18th-century canal system recalls the city’s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry. The revitalised Salford Quays dockyards now house the Daniel Libeskind-designed Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry cultural centre.

Billy Liar (1963)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Rating: 7.3
Release year: 1963
IMDB: tt0056868
Plot summary

A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.

Genres
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Cast
Tom Courtenay
Wilfred Pickles
Mona Washbourne
Ethel Griffies
Directors
John Schlesinger
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Billy Liar filming locations