Strangers - John Simm (2018) - The High Court, Central

The High Court in Central gets a brief appearance because one of the characters, Michael Cohen, the investigative journalist (played by Anthony Hayes), is in a tussle with his ex-wife over custody of their child. This shot looks like it was snapped sneakily from the fountain in the nearby Hong Kong Park.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Peel Street, Central

In another one of those travelogue style establishing shots, we get a rather nice view down one of Hong Kong's many steep streets. This one is Peel Street. The large building in the background in The Centre.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - View from Shing Fung Road, Kowloon Bay

Here's an interesting view from a part of Kowloon that hasn't really been used before - largely because the area was left untouched for many years after the closure of Kai Tak Airport. It's only in the last few years that development has started and access to the general public has started again. This is the view looking towards the northern part of Kowloon from the Shing Fung Road where it crosses a bridge across the Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter. In the image, the section of coastline on the left is northern edge (at least part of) of the old Kai Tak runway.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Diamond Hill Columbarium, Po Kong Village Road

Jonah finally meets up with the investigative journalist who is probing around his wife's death. They meet, quite aptly, at the Diamond Hill Columbarium (an urn cemetery where cremated remains are kept in wall niches). This particular one is fairly new (built in 2008) but lo-and-behold it is one of the places offered via what was the Hong Kong Film Services Office, but has since been renamed the Film Promotion and Facilition Section of the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency. Yes,that is definitely much catchier and easier to say than "FSO". Here's the updated link.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Lai Tak Estate, Tai Hang

In what appears to be another bit of inspiration from Ghosts in the Shell, the dynamic duo head to Lai Tak Tsuen to find out who is behind the shell company that paid their wife a bunch of money.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Sham Tseng Sewage Treatment Works, Tsuen Wan

The "Kowloon Remand Centre" where the Triad is sent after being caught by the cops wasn't anything of the sort but in fact one of the Drainage Service Department's treatment works. This particular one is in Sham Tseng - located about midway between Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun - an area famous in the past for its roast goose restaurants. This place is right down on the waterfront.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Shek Kip Mei Police Station, Shek Kip mei

The full title, also seen in the screen grabs below, is the "Shek Kip Mei Reporting Centre and PTU KW Operational Base". It just goes to show how little I know about filming taking place in HK because this is, quite literally, just down the road from where I live. Anyway, in the show it's where David and Jonah have been languishing following the discovery of the body on the beach. Jonah is freed because David turns up with the murder weapon, and then he is freed because a mystery person has paid his bail.

I thought it was rather sporting of the police to be so cooperative for the show considering how it shows them all in a not-so-great light (one of the more realistic aspects of the show, I feel).

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau

Back to Tsing Fung Street, where Jonah and David had previously met David's former police colleague for information, and this is the same location where Lau is kidnapped after being out with her friends at a club.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang

This is the location where the vice-consul goes to meet Lau's girlfriend. It's just behind the Aberdeen Marina Club and is the main location for catching the free shuttles over to the Jumbo or Tai Pak restaurants. I have to say I have been down here since Typhoon Mangkhut hit and the tiles that once adorned the roof of the ornate pavement covering (that snaked down the hill from Welfare Road) have largely been destroyed so it's not looking its best these days.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Ma Wan New Village, Tung Chung

After the abortive attempt to find out more about the property recently sold by their dead wife, Jonah and David head out to Lantau Island for a coffee. The venue is a small cafe called CoCo Cafe that is in Ma Wan New Village. I can ony assume it has this name because it was built to rehouse those people displaced by the bridge development on Ma Wan island when the airport was being constructed. According to Open Rice the place has closed down, which seems a bit of a shame. Can anyone confirm?