Ipswich has often featured on both the large and small screen over the years.

East Anglian Daily Times: Crowds of people came to see the filming of Saturday Superstore at Christchurch Park in 1984. Picture: PAUL NIXON/ARCHANTCrowds of people came to see the filming of Saturday Superstore at Christchurch Park in 1984. Picture: PAUL NIXON/ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

Footage for the football film Fallen Hero, starring Ian McShane of Lovejoy fame, was shot at Portman Road in 1979. Stands were packed for the occasion.

East Anglian Daily Times: Some of the cameras that were used during filming of The Fourth Protocol in Ipswich in 1986Some of the cameras that were used during filming of The Fourth Protocol in Ipswich in 1986 (Image: Archant)

A few years later, in 1986, sequences for the Frederick Forsyth thriller The Fourth Protocol, starring Michael Caine, were filmed locally, with two helicopters flying past the Orwell Bridge.

East Anglian Daily Times: Some of the cameras that were used during filming of The Fourth Protocol in Ipswich in 1986Some of the cameras that were used during filming of The Fourth Protocol in Ipswich in 1986 (Image: Archant)

Classic sitcom Only Fools and Horses briefly deserted Peckham for Ipswich in 1987, with the famous three-wheel van making its way to Seymour Road.

East Anglian Daily Times: Only Fools and Horses filming along Seymour Road in Ipswich back in 1987 Picture: ARCHANTOnly Fools and Horses filming along Seymour Road in Ipswich back in 1987 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

Other shows featured in our gallery include Antiques Roadshow and children’s favourite Saturday Superstore.

East Anglian Daily Times: Antiques Roadshow visited Ipswich in 1985 Picture: ARCHANTAntiques Roadshow visited Ipswich in 1985 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

Do you remember any of these films or shows being made? Were you an extra? Email your memories to judy.rimmer@archant.co.uk

East Anglian Daily Times: The set for Antiques Roadshow filming in the Corn Exchange in 1985 Picture: RICHARD SNASDELL/ARCHANTThe set for Antiques Roadshow filming in the Corn Exchange in 1985 Picture: RICHARD SNASDELL/ARCHANT

To order photos, visit www.eadt.co.uk/myphotos24, or call Diane Townsend on 01603 772449.

East Anglian Daily Times: Only Fools and Horses filming along Seymour Road in Ipswich back in 1987 Picture: ARCHANTOnly Fools and Horses filming along Seymour Road in Ipswich back in 1987 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

East Anglian Daily Times: The Wolsey Theatre hosted the BBC as they filmed in 1982 Picture: ARCHANTThe Wolsey Theatre hosted the BBC as they filmed in 1982 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)