ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to sketch out some provisional reflections on the production and consumption of location' in the cinematic geography of Liverpool. Although much could be said about the Potter phenomenon and its value to the UK tourism market, for the purposes of the present discussion the author wants to limit my analysis to the Liverpool location used in the seventh film in the series, Deathly Hallows Part 1. That said, reports in the Liverpool Echo that film fans rushed to snap up one-off Harry Potter Mersey tunnel tour tickets' suggest that there is some degree of interest in the film location. In this respect, the Liverpool case study might productively be considered alongside examples of other cities or regions that have sought to harness the economic opportunities offered by location-based filming, whether from a tourism or a film industry perspective.
