A CAFE that was made popular by a hit BBC show has suddenly closed down.
A notice on the window has announced the unexpected closure of the establishment.
Amico in Bolton suddenly closed down[/caption]
Cafe was made famous by a scene from Happy Valley[/caption]
Amico Cafe in Bolton, Greater Manchester, was a backdrop to a scene in the BBC drama Happy Valley.
Fans visited the premise to sit at the table where their favourite characters were filmed and the cafe even served a sandwich named after the show.
However, Amico’s Facebook page states that the cafe is now “permanently closed”.
The website and the phone line of the shop are also out of reach.
A notice on the window of the cafe simply states: “Business closed down.”
There’s no explanation behind the closure on Amico’s social media accounts.
The restaurant was propelled into the spotlight after one of Happy Valley’s iconic scenes was filmed there.
Despite being set in Yorkshire, the well-known drama series was filmed in many places around the United Kingdom, including the Bolton café.
The scene took place in a cafe that was supposed to be in Sheffield but was really in the heart of Bolton, when Sarah Lancashire‘s character Catherine faced her sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran).
The cafe scene featured police sergeant Catherine confronting her sister Clare with the heartbreaking revelation that she had been assisting her grandson Ryan in seeing his father in prison.
Fans flocked to the cafe to sit at the same table as the sisters, according to the manager of Amico at the time.
He even claimed that visitors came from all around the UK.
Manager John Cavanagh told the Manchester Evening News: “It’s had a big impact. You sort of don’t realise how big it was until after.
“Yesterday we were on Lorraine for all of about three minutes and after that we got slammed… it was chaos!
“But it’s good for business and good for people to come in and have a chat, have a laugh, and it gives us something to talk to people in the community about.
“You wouldn’t believe how many people have come from everywhere just to sit in and have a sandwich or a coffee.
“People saying it’s their favourite programme and then saying they’ve been able to sit at the very table where she sat.
“It’s nice and people want that little bit of a memory. If we can create that, it’s a little bit of a bonus.”
The heightened interest to the restaurant from fans even prompted the creation of “Happy Valley” sandwich on the menu.
The sandwich consisted of a ciabatta bun stuffed with ham, mozzarella, pesto, red peppers, chicken, prosciutto and rocket.
The dish cost £8.95 and came with salad and fries alongside.
