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facility, which effectively meant reducing the staff to administration, with the exception of the dubbing facility and having freelance crew being brought in by each production company. This was inevitable due to the changing nature of cinematic styles that relied increasingly on location shooting
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In 1974, Andrew Mitchell took over from Ian Scott as managing director of the studios but was almost immediately told to close the facility and lay off all the staff. Due to the sterling efforts of Mitchell and the help of John Reed who was on the board of EMI and Alan Sapper the head of the ACTT
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he states that "They were years of high hopes, of excitement, often of fulfilment and contrary to what various pundits said after the event, the programme proved a commercial success, returning according to the latest figures a profit in excess of £16,000,000 on a capital outlay of £4,000,000."
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attempted to buy the studios, but the deal collapsed. In June 1988, Cannon sold the studios to a consortium of property developers formed by merchant bank Tranwood Earl. Following industry concerns over the plans of the property devlopers, the leisure and property company
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were based on the site from spring 2013. The original plan was for the BBC to move back to refurbished Television Centre studios in 2015, however due to delays in the broader redevelopment of the old Television Centre site in July 2014, the lease was extended until 2017.
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plc formed a joint venture with Tranwood Earl two months later and acquired the site from the consortium for £32.5 million. A month later, Brent Walker bought out Tranwood Earl, proposing to retain seven of the ten soundstages and post-production units. Much of the
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action. Brent Walker's offer to sell the site to the council, for an undisclosed sum (but no more than its worth as a film studio), represented a victory for the local authority in upholding the planning agreements that protected the studios.
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A "Save Our Studios" campaign was launched in 1988 by managing director, Andrew Mitchell, local Town Councillor and studio historian Paul Welsh, with the support of many film actors and the general public.
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In December 2023, owners Hertsmere Borough Council were granted permission to demolish Sound Stages 7, 8 and 9, by their planning committee. Planning consents to replace the unsafe structures due to the
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Ltd purchased 40 acres (16 ha) of land on the south side of Shenley Road and began construction of two large film stages in 1925. After discord among the partners, which by this time included
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and the reduced financial involvement of EMI in its own film productions, thus rendering a permanent production staff employed full-time at the facility redundant.
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The studio complex has passed through many owners during its lifetime, and is now owned by Hertsmere Borough Council. Known as the studios used for filming
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acquired a substantial interest in ABPC, appointed a new board and decided to rebuild the stages. This was completed in 1948 and work began on
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its largest stage is known as the George Lucas Soundstage 2 (15,770 sq ft), the studios are used both for film and television productions.
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were among these (which were credited to "ABC Television Films Ltd, Associated British Elstree Studios"). Several similar productions by
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but the team had difficulty raising their share of the purchase price and Bond took over. Soon afterwards he sold the studios to the
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to provide television studio facilities. The arrangement will see the use of stages by the BBC continue until at least March 2024.
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The studios were put up for sale in 1985. A management team beat off all other prospective buyers with the help of
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The Shenley Road studios were frequently used in the 1960s for productions on film for ABPC's television arm,
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On 25 November 2019 it was announced that Elstree Studios would continue with their partnership with
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stepped in and bought the remaining facilities in February 1996 and appointed a management company,
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During the period 1970–73, EMI had a short-lived production and distribution deal with the American
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under contract in a 3-year, 12-picture deal, and after several silents, he was responsible for
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technology and Elstree became synonymous with this kind of picture due to the success of the
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invested and was able to gain control of the company. The first film produced there was
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house was actually built on top of the studios' old underwater stage where scenes in
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Narbrough, Colin (5 September 1988). "Walker boxes clever to save Elstree".
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It was announced in 2012 that the studios would be the temporary home of
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By 1927, Maxwell controlled all the stock, and the company was renamed
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era, six new sound stages were built; three of these were sold to the
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Films shot at the facility over the next few years included the
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in Elstree. During this period the facilities were known as the
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released, which was produced at the studios. At the end of the
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The studios are now most commonly known for being the home of
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merged with EMI after EMI's debacle with its invention of the
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franchise being made at Elstree and also brought in directors
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Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
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The Elstree Studios facility hosts some historic soundstages.
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List of films and television shows shot at Elstree Studios
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was appointed head of production of the film studio (see
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Elstree Studios as viewed from the south-west, May 2010
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The Main Gate entrance at Shenley Road (late 1990s).
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Bryan Forbes, acclaimed film director, dies aged 86
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Index

Associated British Studios
Elstree Studios

Coordinates
51°39′29″N 0°16′09″W / 51.6581°N 0.2691°W / 51.6581; -0.2691
British National Pictures
British International Pictures
Associated British Picture Corporation
EMI Films
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Cannon Films
Brent Walker
Hertsmere Borough Council
www.elstreestudios.co.uk
Borehamwood
Elstree Studios
Alfred Hitchcock
Blackmail
talkie
Star Wars
The Shining
Indiana Jones
BBC Elstree Centre
BBC Studioworks
Strictly Come Dancing
List of films and television shows shot at Elstree Studios
Herbert Wilcox
John Maxwell
Madame Pompadour

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