The BBC Drama Village was a television production facility run by the BBC. It was operated by BBC Birmingham and latterly BBC Studios. It was based largely at the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England.
The centre consisted of five buildings. Archibald House and Melville House are Grade II listed Arts and Crafts movement-style former college buildings on the university campus. There were also three units on an industrial estate in nearby Stirchley. Facilities included studios and sets, wardrobe and technical departments and extensive post-production suites.[2]
The site closed with the cancellation of Doctors in 2023, with staff relocated to alternative premises at Heath Mill Lane in Digbeth.
Programmes
Programmes made on the site have included:[3]
- The Afternoon Play
- The Coroner
- Dalziel and Pascoe
- Doctors
- Father Brown
- WPC 56
External links
References
- BBC - Press Office - Lights, campus, action for BBC Birmingham's Television Drama Village www.bbc.co.uk, 9 May 2005, retrieved 16 August 2019^
- BBC - Birmingham - About Birmingham - BBC Birmingham Television Drama Village www.bbc.co.uk, retrieved 16 August 2019^
- 13/03/2015, Access All Areas: The production line at BBC Birmingham's Drama Village BBC One - Midlands Today, BBC, retrieved 16 August 2019^