A historic film and TV studio complex in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with films and shows from Star Wars to Strictly Come Dancing.
Elstree Studios is the general name for a group of British film and television studios in Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Production has taken place there since 1914. Today the Elstree Studios site on Shenley Road is used for film and TV, including Strictly Come Dancing and Pointless.
We did not find a mission statement. A Hertsmere Borough Council area page and the studios' heritage projects suggest a strong local commitment to the site and to the film and TV industry in Borehamwood, but we cannot quote a formal mission.
Wikipedia says the first Borehamwood studios opened in 1914 and that Hitchcock's Blackmail (1929), Britain's first sound film, was made there. The Neptune Film Company opened the first Borehamwood studios, and British International Pictures built major sound stages on Shenley Road in the late 1920s. The site later passed through owners including Associated British Picture Corporation, MGM-British and ATV, and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody video, The Avengers and The Prisoner were also made at Elstree. Over the years it hosted The Dam Busters, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, The Shining, the Indiana Jones films, The Muppet Show, EastEnders, Holby City and Big Brother. Hertsmere Borough Council bought the remaining site in 1996, and it has been run by Elstree Film & Television Studios Ltd since 2000. Other sites in the area include the BBC Elstree Centre on Eldon Avenue, mostly used for EastEnders, and Sky Studios Elstree, which was under construction at Rowley Lane with plans for 13 stages, post-production facilities and a screening cinema.
An article from IanVisits describes a new Elstree Immersive Experience and Borehamwood and Elstree Film and TV Heritage Centre, funded with £2 million from the Community Infrastructure Levy and £1.3 million of outside investment, and being developed with Hertfordshire Futures, Hertfordshire Film Office and Hertsmere Borough Council. This shows how closely the town and the studios work together on local history.
A busy studio complex needs stage and facilities managers, bookings and sales staff, technicians, security, maintenance, catering and events teams, and many specialist companies who work on the lots. Visitors' attractions need guides and curators too. If you live in or near Hertfordshire and love film, it is a place to look at for work experience ideas, including heritage and tourism work. Elstree Studios' own website lists current productions.
Website: www.elstreestudios.co.uk
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