BAPTISTE series two has seen the return of Tchéky Karyo as detective Julien Baptiste.
But where was the spin-off of The Missing filmed? Here’s everything you need to know…
Where is Baptiste filmed?
Amsterdam
During the last series, a large amount of the filming took place in Amsterdam.
But some of the scenes were also filmed in Antwerp and Ghent in Belgium.
And a handful were shot here in the UK in Deal, Kingsdown, Ramsgate and Sandwich in Kent.
Baptiste’s producer, John Griffin, told Radio Times: “We all know Amsterdam as a very beautiful city with a really seedy underworld.
“For what the story is, it’s absolutely perfect because it’s the most physical demonstration of that duplicity that society has, of living alongside a very murky world that is in plain view to us but we choose not really to look at.”
He added: “Architecturally, Antwerp old town matches very well with Amsterdam.
“There are no canals but there are narrow streets and cafés. The café where Tchéky meets Martha for the first time in episode one and the tram’s going by, that’s the centre of Antwerp but it looks incredibly like Amsterdam.
“Then we would go to Ghent because Ghent has canals so when you see Sara’s flat where Tchéky is staying, he walks along the canal-side to get to the front door. That’s in Ghent, as are quite a few other canal shots.”
Hungary
In the second series of the six-part drama, Baptiste takes on the case of a missing family in Hungary.
The series was filmed in the country’s capital, Budapest.
Filming started in February 2020, but it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and resumed a few months later in the summer.
What time is Baptiste on BBC One?
The series is made up of six episodes, which each last one hour.
The show is produced by Harry and Jack Williams of Two Brothers Pictures.
Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, says, “Julien Baptiste – played by the exceptional Tchéky Karo – is one of the Williams brothers’ greatest creations and utterly deserving of his own show.
The second series sees Baptiste return as a broken man, following a personal tragedy.
He has isolated himself from his family, pushed his wife Celia out and attempts to immerse himself in a new case.
The missing persons are the husband and two sons of Emma Chambers, the British Ambassador to Hungary.
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