New drama Protection airs on ITV1 this week after being hotly anticipated for several months - but where was it filmed? Protection, set to be released in full on ITVX on Sunday, March 16, sees DI Liz Nyles (Siobhan Finneran) investigate the murder of a family in witness protection.

The murder rocks the witness protection unit team and raises questions about the unit's integrity, with allegations of corruption and links to organised crime.

DI Liz Nyles wonders if she unwittingly compromised herself and is under huge pressure from the force's anti-corruption unit.

The new drama promises to be another stellar drama on ITV 1, which the first episode airing at 9pm on Sunday. Filming took place in the summer of 2023, with some locations familiar to viewers.

Filming took place between July and September 2023 in a number of locations across the north-west of England. With the support of the Liverpool Film Office, filming for the drama took place in Wirral, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Knowsley, Sefton and Halton.

Other filming spots include Runcorn in Cheshire. Filming took place outside of Reel Time Amusements and Hays Travel inside the shopping centre itself.

The exact places where the crews filmed have not been revealed yet, but people from the city region may well spot some familiar locations once the series starts.