Where is Harry Wild set — and can you visit Jane Seymour's real filming locations?
If you've been watching Jane Seymour solve murders between literary quotations and wondered where all those handsome Georgian streets are, the answer is pleasingly straightforward: what you see is what you get. Here's where the show lives — and where to find it in real life.
Where is Harry Wild set?
Dublin. The Acorn TV series is set and filmed in and around the Irish capital, where Seymour's Harriet "Harry" Wild — a freshly retired literature professor — gets mugged, gets curious, and starts poking around the murder cases assigned to her exasperated detective son Charlie (Kevin Ryan), with teenage sidekick Fergus (Rohan Nedd) in tow. The series premiered in 2022 and reached its fourth season on 5 May 2025, with six episodes plus a special.
It was nearly set in England
Here's the twist: writers David Logan and Jo Spain originally set the story in England. Covid pushed production to Ireland, and the initial plan was to dress Dublin up as an English city. Then, as Seymour told RTÉ's The Ryan Tubridy Show in 2021, someone had a better idea:
"Why don't we just make it be Ireland?" she recalled the team deciding — embracing Dublin rather than disguising it, a call she said made her proud.
So the Irishness isn't set dressing. It's the show.
The real locations you can visit
- Dublin city and suburbs — most of the series is shot on location across the capital, from grand terraces to the coastal stretches south of the city.
- Brennan's, Kilteel, County Kildare — the real pub on Main Street in the village of Kilteel, about 40 minutes from Dublin, which the production dresses as The Hairy Goose, Harry's local. It's a genuine working pub, so you can order a pint where Harry holds court.
- Killiney Hill — the aerial shots take in the Obelisk with its sweeping view south towards Bray Head, one of the best free viewpoints near Dublin.
- Dalkey — the seaside village where Seymour based herself during filming, savouring the same sunrises that once charmed lockdown resident Matt Damon.
One thing you won't find
A real Wild/Reid Detective Agency, sadly. But given that season 4 — produced by Dynamic Television with Acorn Media Enterprises and Germany's ZDF — opens with business booming a year on, don't rule out the tourist demand.