New drama ‘Stay Close’ filmed at Shorrocks Hill, has now been released on Netflix

New Netflix drama ‘Stay Close’ filmed at our very own Shorrocks Hill in Formby and is now home of local company Go Outside has now been released on Netflix.

Stay Close is a British mystery drama mini-series based on the 2012 Harlan Coben novel of the same title, produced by Red Production Company for Netflix.

The eight-episode series was released on 31 December 2021.

Filming took place in Formby on Sunday 21st February 2021 until Friday 26th at the old Shorrocks Hill Country Club site at the junction of Lifeboat Road and St Lukes Church Road and Bushby's Lane. The building was painted a shocking pink colour which stands out prominently in the woods specifically for the filming. The site is now used by local company Go Outside Formby which is an adventure centre for kids.

The drama main cast are Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish.

Filming of Stay Close began on 18th February 2021 and wrapped on 30th July 2021. The series was filmed in Brinscall, Lancashire, and around Manchester, St. Helens, Runcorn, Formby, Blackpool and Morecambe.

The Plot:

Megan Pierce is a suburban mum hiding a murky past. She's found her soulmate in Dave and they have three children, all living the dream.

Ray Levine was once a talented documentary photographer.

Losing the woman he loved changed him. Now he’s in a dead-end job, playing a paparazzo-for-hire, pandering to rich kid pseudo-celebrities.

Michael Broome is a detective still haunted by a cold case from seventeen years ago. A local husband and father, Stewart Green, disappeared without any trace. His wife still waits for Stewart to return.

When another man goes missing on the anniversary of Stewart’s disappearance, Broome takes the case in the hope of exorcising his demons.

Three people whose lives are about to be splintered, as Broome’s investigations open old wounds, stir up past memories and threaten to expose the truth for everyone to see.

Weaving their way through the spaces of what binds these three lives together are a couple of colourful psychopaths, intent on completing their own agenda.

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