The episodes were filmed on-location in and around Albufeira on the Portuguese Algarve.
Smedley also owned and ran a bar and nightclub in Albufeira, Portugal, called the Seven and the Seven and a Half.
He is living in self-imposed exile in Albufeira, a fishing village in southern Portugal, where he seeks occasional companionship from a local prostitute (Colleen Dewhurst).
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Upon returning to Portugal, Harry gets shot on the beach in Albufeira, moments away from escaping.
Albufeira was chosen as the host at the 120th European Athletics Council Meeting in October 2008, defeating a rival bid from Velenje (which was chosen for the 2011 edition instead).
Also, many British teams spend the summer in Albufeira for pre-season training sessions, participating in friendly games, including Sunderland and Ipswich Town (which have played games in various venues in the area).
:*Castle of Paderne, a 12th-century fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve.