Litvinenko filming locations: Where was the ITVX drama filmed?
DAVID Tennant takes on the lead role in the powerful true crime drama Litvinenko.
The ITV series is about Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with radioactive polonium in 2006.
Where was Litvinenko filmed?
London
Filming for Litvinenko took place in and around London.
Even scenes in Moscow were filmed in the east of the capital.
The series follows the story of Alexander Litvinenko, played by David Tennant.
Litvinenko was a former Russian Federal Security Services and KGB officer, whose death in 2006 triggered one of the biggest investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.
The four-part drama sees two police officers called to London’s University College Hospital to interview a rapidly deteriorating patient- Litvinenko – who claimed to have been poisoned on the direct orders of Vladimir Putin.
The information he provided would ultimately help the detectives track down the two Russians responsible for his poisoning.
Litvinenko passed away 22 days after being poisoned.
Who is in the cast of Litvinenko?
The show has been penned by Lupin creator George Kay and comes with a star-studded line up which includes:
- David Tennant – Plays Alexander Litvinenko
- Margarita Levieva – Plays Marina, Litvinenko’s widow
- Mark Bonnar – Plays Scotland Yard officer, Clive Timmons
- Neil Maskell – Plays Scotland Yard officer, Brent Hyatt
Speaking on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Interval Drinks podcast, Tennant said that playing Litvinenko was tough as he had spent time with the real-life Marina.
He said: “Litvinenko stayed with me because of meeting Marina and being so aware that this is the life she is still living.
“We are recreating something that happened relatively recently, that was devastating to her and to her life and has entirely transformed what her life since has become.
“I felt the responsibility of that, of getting that right. Just the horrors that she lived through and that that story signifies, our world is still living through.”
How can I watch Litvinenko?
Litvinenko is available to watch on ITVX.
The show was released as part of the streaming site’s launch in 2022.
The series is also being aired on Monday nights from June 19 to July 10, 2023 at 9pm on ITV.