▁Only ▁F ruit , ▁the ▁award - win ning ▁BBC 1 ▁series ▁Life ▁on ▁Mars , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Spo oks ▁Blood ▁and ▁a ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁My ▁Summer ▁of ▁Love . ▁The ▁BBC ▁One ▁crime ▁drama ▁series ▁Happy ▁Valley , ▁written ▁by ▁S ally ▁W ain w right ▁( who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁nearby ▁S ower by ▁Bridge ), ▁is ▁fil med ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁town , ▁amongst ▁other ▁locations . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁two ▁consecutive ▁episodes ▁of ▁BBC ▁fashion ▁series ▁The ▁Cl oth es ▁Show . ▁ ▁Tod m orden ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁I TV ▁par an ormal ▁show ▁" Str ange ▁But ▁True " ▁which ▁in ▁their ▁pilot ▁episode ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁investig ated ▁the ▁U FO ▁claims ▁in ▁the ▁Tod m orden ▁area . ▁The ▁programme ▁included ▁a ▁closed ▁surg ery ▁in ▁which ▁Harold ▁Sh ip man ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁( ha unted ▁by ▁a ▁grey ▁lady ), ▁and ▁O dd f ell ows ▁Hall ▁( known ▁as ▁B ax ter ' s ▁bar ), ▁which ▁is ▁ha unted ▁by ▁a ▁builder ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁Before ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁links ▁to ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁were ▁also ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁with ▁Tod m orden ▁receiving ▁an ▁analog ue