Patience crime drama filming moves to Bishophill, York

Crews for Patience, the Channel 4 drama set in York, were seen in Lower Priory Street, Bishophill, this morning (Thursday, June 19).

Lower Priory Street and surrounding roads were closed this morning as camera crews set up in the area.

The crews had set up camp on the banks of the City Walls in Lower Priory Street and could be seen working near the street’s junctions with Hampden Street and Fairfax Street.

A fake ambulance parked in Cromwell Road as filming for Patience continues in York (June 19) (Image: Dylan Connell) A fake ambulance car and lorries belonging to the film crews had been parked in Cromwell Road.

It followed the cast of Patience being seen arriving on set next to York Minster yesterday.

Victor Street closed as filming for Patience continues in York (June 19) (Image: Dylan Connell) Ella Maisy Purvis who plays Patience was pictured with her onscreen ‘City of York Police’ colleagues Nathan Welsh (DS Jake Hunter) and Ali Ariaie (DC Will Akbari) outside York Minster.

BAFTA winner Jessica Hynes could also be seen with the group.

She is set to join the cast for the new season playing DI Frankie Monroe, the police team’s new boss.

Ella Maisy Purvis (Patience), Nathan Welsh (DS Jake Hunter), Jessica Hynes (DI Frankie Monroe), in red, and Ali Ariaie (DC Will Akbari) outside York Minster on Wednesday (June 18) (Image: Dylan Connell) The drama follows Patience, a young autistic woman who works in the police force’s criminal records department.

Camera crews, as The Press reported, had set up outside the Minster’s West Entrance where filming took place throughout the day.

Fake police vehicles and a prop ambulance car were parked in Duncombe Place, alongside lorries carrying the film crew’s equipment.

Left, Ella Maisy Purvis (Patience) and Jessica Hynes (DI Frankie Monroe) arrive on the Patience set outside York Minster on Wednesday (June 18) (Image: Dylan Connell) Camera crews could also be seen at the entrance to Precentor’s Court – the location of Patience’s onscreen home – where filming took place from 10.30am to 1pm.

Filming then moved to Deans Park throughout the early afternoon.

The first series of Patience, which premiered in January, was the biggest drama of the year for Channel 4 with an average of 4.2 million viewers per episode.

Channel 4 said the new season will see Patience continue her work in the police but will find it tricky to navigate a new management style introduced by her new boss, DI Frankie Monroe.

Camera crews outside York Minster as filming gets underway for Channel 4 crime drama Patience on Wednesday (June 18) (Image: Dylan Connell) Patience will also start a relationship with her work colleague, Elliot, while the team solve crimes in well-known York locations, such as the Minster.

Purvis said the response and popularity of Patience’s first season was “staggering”, adding: “I am beyond thrilled to dive back into the world of Patience for a series two, especially because we have some brilliant new cases to crack. Buckle up!”

Hynes said she was “thrilled” to be joining the cast. “I hugely enjoyed the first series as a viewer and looking forward to joining the team for the second series to be in the middle of the action,” the actor said.