Filming locations

Click on the images below to find out more about some of the filming locations used during the production.

Sweden [filmed in Scotland]

Duchray Castle, Aberfoyle, Scotland

Keflavík air terminal [Keflavíkurflugvöllur]

Desmond Bagley's Running Blind - Keflavik Airport Passenger Terminal © BBC Scotland

Kleifarvatn, Reykjanes peninsular

Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavík

Desmond Bagley's Running Blind - Skolavordustigur, Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

Hótel Saga, Reykjavík

Desmond Bagley's Running Blind - Hotel Saga, Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

Lynghagi, Reykjavík

Desmond Bagley's Running Blind - Lynghagi, Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

Hótel Loftleiðir, Reykjavík

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Hotel Loftleidir Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

Reykjavík city airport [Reykjavíkurflugvöllur]

Húsavík air terminal [Húsavíkurflugvöllur]

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Husavik airport © BBC Scotland

Hótel Húsavík

Desmond Bagley's Running Blind - Hotel Husavik 4th floor restaurant - June 1978 © BBC Scotland

Ásbyrgi

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Asbyrgi © BBC Scotland

Dettifoss

Dreki

Taggart’s office

The highlands

Laugarvatn [filmed in Hafnarfjörður]

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Holtsgata, Hafnarfjordur © BBC Scotland

Akranes

Reykjavík harbour [Reykjavíkurhöfn]

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Reykjavikurhofn © BBC Scotland

Nesjavellir, Þingvallavatn

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Nesjavellir, Thingvallavatn © BBC Scotland

Nordlinger’s office

Skólabrú, Reykjavík

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Skolabru, Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

Austurstræti, Reykjavík

Stewart Wilson & Thordur Thorsson in Austurstræti, Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

Hótel Borg, Reykjavík

Desmond Bagley’s Running Blind - Hotel Borg, Reykjavik © BBC Scotland

References

Feature Articles: The Bagley Brief

Writer – An Enquiry into a Novelist

Explore the unpublished autobiographical work of Desmond Bagley. Writer – An Enquiry into a Novelist reveals his early life, influences, and path to becoming a bestselling author. Edited and annotated by Philip Eastwood with foreword by Mike Ripley.

Project American – DECLASSIFIED

Read Project American – DECLASSIFIED, an early science-fiction tale by Desmond Bagley reproduced in full — a rare speculative story first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

The Le Vasseur connection

Discover the friendship between Desmond Bagley and artist Peter Le Vasseur, including the story of the Moon Fantasy portrait and its artistic significance.