The County Durham site ranked top of the charts in a study of UK and global filming locations that are the most popular for tourists to visit.
The online entertainment site 888 Casino analysed more than 100 TV show filming locations and Beamish was outstanding.
Here’s a selection of our own Echo archive views of the tourist hotspot from 2003 to 2016 - as well as a flashback to the video of the new cinema opening at Beamish.
9. And action - your cue for memories
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