Entertainment is a serious business

By Paul Serkis 2022-04-13T06:00:00

Investment in UK film and TV facilities is booming but we have responsibility to make sure wider society benefits from these projects too

The creative industries are one of the UK’s great success stories of recent times. A combination of an advantageous tax regime, a wealth of highly skilled and in-demand talent, and of course the unique heritage that our island has on the global entertainment stage, has made the UK the premier investment location for new film and TV studio facilities.

This is of course great news for the construction industry, and there are numerous high-profile schemes that are currently under way or scheduled for an imminent start. In 2022, the nature of these projects is more hyperscale than cottage industry, as pent-up global demand, following covid-19 studio downtime, and our fast-evolving media consumption habits are driving the race-for-space at unprecedented levels.

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