Am I Being Unreasonable season two is streaming on BBC iPlayer now Picture: Boffola Pictures/BBC

Somerset village features in BBC One show Am I Being Unreasonable – starring Daisy May Cooper

Tait ap EllisMarch 5, 20250 Comment0

EAGLE-eyed viewers of the BBC One twisted comedy Am I Being Unreasonable may notice a familiar Somerset village in the latest season.

Some of the scenes in the second season of the BAFTA award-winning show were shot in the picturesque village of Wookey, a stone’s throw from Wells.

A film crew descended on the village in September last year, choosing to shoot in the High Street and an alleyway off Chapman’s Close.

The shoot was assisted by Screen Somerset, Somerset Council’s film office that encourages and supports filming in the county in recognition of the economic and wider benefits it can bring.

Starring Lenny Rush and Daisy May Cooper – who rose to fame after starring in the Cotswold-based mockumentary This Country alongside Charlie Cooper – Am I Being Unreasonable sees Cooper’s character Nic grieving a loss that she can’t share with anyone and is unfulfilled in her marriage.

Only her son Ollie, played by Rush, keeps her going. When Jen, played by Selin Hizli, arrives in town, her life is lit up with laughter, and through this kindred soul, her dark secret starts to bubble up.

Somerset has been a hotspot for film crews in recent years.

Key scenes of the Paramount+ TV series, The Crow Girl, which stars Dougray Scott and Eve Myles, were shot on Brean Sands in April last year.

: Actors Clara Rugaard and Chloe Sweetlove during filming for The Crow Girl on a chilly day in April last year Picture: Somerset Council

: David Tennant as serial killer Dennis Neilson, filmed at the prison Picture: Shepton Mallet Prison

The area has been used for a host of productions over the years, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Sanditon, The Killing Kind, and BBC’s 2006 adaptation of Dracula.

Cheddar Gorge was also reportedly recently used for Danny Boyle’s upcoming zombie film, 28 Years Later.

Shepton Mallet prison also hosted a film crew in January, but details on what was filmed have been kept under wraps.

The prison has been a popular filming location over the years, with scenes from Paddington 2, BBC drama Casualty and DES – the TV mini-series featuring David Tennant as serial killer Dennis Neilson – all shot at the prison.