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For other film studios in Elstree, see <a href="/wiki/Elstree_Studios" title="Elstree Studios">Elstree Studios</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Elstree Studios</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg/250px-Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg/375px-Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg/500px-Elstree_Studios_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1882776.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="977" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="text-align: center">Elstree Studios as viewed from the south-west, May 2010</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_1e862e2a9a10184c48bead56d7b85e894064e980"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Elstree_Studios_%28Shenley_Road%29&revid=1258592076&groups=_1e862e2a9a10184c48bead56d7b85e894064e980" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Elstree_Studios_%28Shenley_Road%29&revid=1258592076&groups=_1e862e2a9a10184c48bead56d7b85e894064e980 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>British National Pictures Studios</li> <li>British International Pictures (BIP) Studios</li> <li>Associated British Studios</li> <li>EMI-Elstree Studios</li> <li>EMI-MGM Elstree Studios</li> <li>Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios</li> <li>Goldcrest Elstree Studios</li> <li>Cannon Elstree Studios</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alternative names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Elstree Film and TV Studios</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Film and television studios</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data">Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&params=51.6581_N_0.2691_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°39′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°16′09″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.6581°N 0.2691°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.6581; -0.2691</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current tenants</th><td class="infobox-data">Elstree Film Studios Limited</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction started</th><td class="infobox-data">1925<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1925</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_National_Pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="British National Pictures">British National Pictures</a> (1925–1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_International_Pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="British International Pictures">British International Pictures</a> (1927–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_British_Picture_Corporation" title="Associated British Picture Corporation">Associated British Picture Corporation</a> (1933–1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMI_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI Films">EMI Films</a> (1969–1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorn_EMI_Screen_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment">Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment</a> (1979–1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannon Films">Cannon Films</a> (1986–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Walker" title="Brent Walker">Brent Walker</a> (1988–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertsmere_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Hertsmere Borough Council">Hertsmere Borough Council</a> (1996–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.elstreestudios.co.uk/">www<wbr />.elstreestudios<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Elstree Studios</b> on Shenley Road, <a href="/wiki/Borehamwood" title="Borehamwood">Borehamwood</a>, Hertfordshire is a British film and television production centre operated by <b>Elstree Film Studios Limited</b>. One of several facilities historically referred to as <a href="/wiki/Elstree_Studios" title="Elstree Studios">Elstree Studios</a>, the Shenley Road studios originally opened in 1925. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Blackmail_(1929_film)" title="Blackmail (1929 film)">Blackmail</a></i> (1929)—the first British <a href="/wiki/Sound_film#Transition:_Europe" title="Sound film">talkie</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> (1977), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shining_(film)" title="The Shining (film)">The Shining</a></i> (1980) and <i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones" title="Indiana Jones">Indiana Jones</a></i> its largest stage is known as the George Lucas Soundstage 2<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (15,770 sq ft), the studios are used both for film and television productions. </p><p>With the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Elstree_Centre" title="BBC Elstree Centre">BBC Elstree Centre</a> nearby, a number of the stages are leased to <a href="/wiki/BBC_Studioworks" title="BBC Studioworks">BBC Studioworks</a>, and are used for recording television productions such as <i><a href="/wiki/Strictly_Come_Dancing" title="Strictly Come Dancing">Strictly Come Dancing</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_films_and_television_shows_shot_at_Elstree_Studios" title="List of films and television shows shot at Elstree Studios">List of films and television shows shot at Elstree Studios</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_International_and_Associated_British">British International and Associated British</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: British International and Associated British"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>British National Pictures</b> 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 <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Wilcox" title="Herbert Wilcox">Herbert Wilcox</a>, their solicitor <a href="/wiki/John_Maxwell_(producer)" title="John Maxwell (producer)">John Maxwell</a> invested and was able to gain control of the company.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first film produced there was <i><a href="/wiki/Madame_Pompadour_(1927_film)" title="Madame Pompadour (1927 film)">Madame Pompadour</a></i> (1927). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:British_International_Studios,_Boreham_Wood,_postcard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/British_International_Studios%2C_Boreham_Wood%2C_postcard.jpg/220px-British_International_Studios%2C_Boreham_Wood%2C_postcard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/British_International_Studios%2C_Boreham_Wood%2C_postcard.jpg/330px-British_International_Studios%2C_Boreham_Wood%2C_postcard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/British_International_Studios%2C_Boreham_Wood%2C_postcard.jpg/440px-British_International_Studios%2C_Boreham_Wood%2C_postcard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1658" data-file-height="1059" /></a><figcaption>British International Pictures Studios, about 1936</figcaption></figure> <p>By 1927, Maxwell controlled all the stock, and the company was renamed <b>British International Pictures</b> (BIP) and the second stage was ready for production in 1928. Maxwell placed <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a> under contract in a 3-year, 12-picture deal, and after several silents, he was responsible for <i><a href="/wiki/Blackmail_(1929_film)" title="Blackmail (1929 film)">Blackmail</a></i> (1929), the first British <a href="/wiki/Sound_film#Transition:_Europe" title="Sound film">talkie</a> released, which was produced at the studios. At the end of the <a href="/wiki/Silent_film" title="Silent film">silent-film</a> era, six new sound stages were built; three of these were sold to the <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Dominions_Film_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="British & Dominions Film Corporation">British & Dominions Film Corporation</a> with BIP retaining the remaining stages. <i><a href="/wiki/Elstree_Calling" title="Elstree Calling">Elstree Calling</a></i> (1930), made by BIP, was reputedly Britain's first musical film.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BIP became <a href="/wiki/Associated_British_Picture_Corporation" title="Associated British Picture Corporation"><b>Associated British</b> Picture Corporation</a> (ABPC) in 1933,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the BIP name continued to be used for some purposes until 31 March 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-Wood_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wood-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maxwell died in 1940 and during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the studios were used by the <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a> for storage.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1946, <a href="/wiki/Warner_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Brothers">Warner Brothers</a> 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 <i>Man on the Run</i> followed by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hasty_Heart" title="The Hasty Heart">The Hasty Heart</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Richard_Todd" title="Richard Todd">Richard Todd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>. </p><p>The Shenley Road studios were frequently used in the 1960s for productions on film for ABPC's television arm, <a href="/wiki/ABC_Weekend_TV" title="ABC Weekend TV">ABC Weekend TV</a>. Later episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)" title="The Avengers (TV series)">The Avengers</a></i> were among these (which were credited to "ABC Television Films Ltd, Associated British Elstree Studios"). Several similar productions by <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC</a> for <a href="/wiki/Associated_Television" title="Associated Television">ATV</a> were also filmed there, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Saint_(TV_series)" title="The Saint (TV series)">The Saint</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baron_(TV_series)" title="The Baron (TV series)">The Baron</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Department_S_(TV_series)" title="Department S (TV series)">Department S</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Champions" title="The Champions">The Champions</a></i>. All of these series made extensive use of a townscape standing set constructed at the rear of the studio site, originally for the 1961 <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Ones_(1961_film)" title="The Young Ones (1961 film)">The Young Ones</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EMI_and_others">EMI and others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: EMI and others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg/220px-Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg/330px-Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg/440px-Elstree_Studios_-_Entrance_Area.jpg 2x" data-file-width="952" data-file-height="632" /></a><figcaption>The Main Gate entrance at Shenley Road (late 1990s).</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1969, <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">Electric and Musical Industries</a> (EMI) finally gained control of ABPC and the studios were renamed <b>EMI-Elstree Studios</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warren_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warren-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Forbes" title="Bryan Forbes">Bryan Forbes</a> was appointed head of production of the film studio (see <a href="/wiki/EMI_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI Films">EMI Films</a>). <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Barker" title="Dennis Barker">Dennis Barker</a>, in his obituary of Forbes for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, states that "This amounted virtually to an attempt to revive the ailing British film industry by instituting a traditional studio system with a whole slate of films in play."<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_barker_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian_barker-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Forbes's leadership, the studio produced <i><a href="/wiki/The_Railway_Children_(1970_film)" title="The Railway Children (1970 film)">The Railway Children</a></i> (1970), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tales_of_Beatrix_Potter" title="The Tales of Beatrix Potter">The Tales of Beatrix Potter</a></i> (1971) and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Go-Between_(1971_film)" title="The Go-Between (1971 film)">The Go-Between</a></i> (1971), all successful films.<sup id="cite_ref-bfi_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bfi-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Roberts_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roberts-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walker_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His tenure though, was short-lived and marked by financial problems, brought about by deliberately withheld funding and failed projects. Forbes resigned in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_batty_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian_batty-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his autobiography <i>A Divided Life</i> 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 [1992] figures a profit in excess of £16,000,000 on a capital outlay of £4,000,000."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the period 1970–73, EMI had a short-lived production and distribution deal with the American <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">MGM</a> film company, after the closure of their <a href="/wiki/MGM-British_Studios" title="MGM-British Studios">MGM-British Studios</a> in Elstree. During this period the facilities were known as the <b>EMI-MGM Elstree Studios</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warren_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warren-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 Union, he turned the studios into a <a href="/wiki/Four_walls_(filmmaking)" title="Four walls (filmmaking)">four-wall</a> 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 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. </p><p>Films shot at the facility over the next few years included the <a href="/wiki/Agatha_Christie" title="Agatha Christie">Agatha Christie</a> <a href="/wiki/Mystery_film" title="Mystery film">mystery film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_(1974_film)" title="Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)">Murder on the Orient Express</a></i> (1974), directed by <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Lumet" title="Sidney Lumet">Sidney Lumet</a>; <a href="/wiki/Ken_Russell" title="Ken Russell">Ken Russell</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Valentino_(1977_film)" title="Valentino (1977 film)">Valentino</a></i> (1977; <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" title="Stanley Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shining_(film)" title="The Shining (film)">The Shining</a></i> (1980); <a href="/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann" title="Fred Zinnemann">Fred Zinnemann</a>'s drama film <i><a href="/wiki/Julia_(1977_film)" title="Julia (1977 film)">Julia</a></i> (1977); and most significantly for the studio's immediate survival through a deal brokered by Andrew Mitchell, <a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a> with <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> (1977). This led to subsequent Lucas productions such as the <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars"><i>Star Wars</i> sequels</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones" title="Indiana Jones">Indiana Jones</a></i> franchise being made at Elstree and also brought in directors <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a>. This was the golden era of the construction picture, which essentially required large studio facilities to fulfill the filmmakers' vision, before <a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">computer-generated imagery</a> technology and Elstree became synonymous with this kind of picture due to the success of the <i>Star Wars</i> and <i>Indiana Jones</i> films. </p><p>In 1979, <a href="/wiki/Thorn_Electrical_Industries" title="Thorn Electrical Industries">Thorn Electrical Industries</a> merged with EMI after EMI's debacle with its invention of the <a href="/wiki/CT_Scanner" class="mw-redirect" title="CT Scanner">CT Scanner</a>, and the studios were renamed <b>Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warren_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warren-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sale,_partial_demolition,_and_present"><span id="Sale.2C_partial_demolition.2C_and_present"></span>Sale, partial demolition, and present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sale, partial demolition, and present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The studios were put up for sale in 1985. A management team beat off all other prospective buyers with the help of <a href="/wiki/Alan_Bond_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Bond (businessman)">Alan Bond</a> but the team had difficulty raising their share of the purchase price and Bond took over. Soon afterwards he sold the studios to the <a href="/wiki/Cannon_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannon Group">Herron-Cannon Group</a> in 1986. In 1987, <a href="/wiki/Weintraub_Entertainment_Group" title="Weintraub Entertainment Group">Weintraub Entertainment Group</a> attempted to buy the studios, but the deal collapsed.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1988, Cannon sold the studios to a consortium of property developers formed by merchant bank Tranwood Earl.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following industry concerns over the plans of the property developers, the leisure and property company <a href="/wiki/Brent_Walker" title="Brent Walker">Brent Walker</a> plc formed a joint venture with Tranwood Earl two months later and acquired the site from the consortium for £32.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A month later, Brent Walker bought out Tranwood Earl, proposing to retain seven of the ten soundstages and post-production units.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Much of the <a href="/wiki/Backlot" title="Backlot">backlot</a> was sold off and demolished with a <a href="/wiki/Tesco" title="Tesco">Tesco</a> superstore being built on the land. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stage7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/Stage7.jpg/220px-Stage7.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/Stage7.jpg/330px-Stage7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/Stage7.jpg/440px-Stage7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="793" data-file-height="528" /></a><figcaption>The Elstree Studios facility hosts some historic soundstages.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sound stages at Elstree Studios." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg/220px-Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg/330px-Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg/440px-Elstree_Studios_Block.jpg 2x" data-file-width="817" data-file-height="496" /></a><figcaption>Stages at Elstree Studios.</figcaption></figure> <p>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. <a href="/wiki/Hertsmere_Borough_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Hertsmere Borough Council">Hertsmere Borough Council</a> stepped in and bought the remaining facilities in February 1996 and appointed a management company, <b>Elstree Film & Television Studios Ltd.</b>, to run the studios in 2000. The purchase ended an eight-year struggle that was due to have culminated in <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court</a> 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. </p><p>The studios are now most commonly known for being the home of <i><a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F_(British_game_show)" title="Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/Big_Brother_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Brother UK"><i>Big Brother</i></a> house (previously at <a href="/wiki/Three_Mills_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Three Mills Studios">Three Mills Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bow,_London" title="Bow, London">Bow</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_End_of_London" title="East End of London">East London</a>). The <i>Big Brother</i> house was actually built on top of the studios' old underwater stage where scenes in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dam_Busters_(film)" title="The Dam Busters (film)">The Dam Busters</a></i> (1955) and <i><a href="/wiki/Moby_Dick_(1956_film)" title="Moby Dick (1956 film)">Moby-Dick</a></i> (1956) were filmed. Elstree Film & Television Studios Ltd's lease expired at the end of March 2007.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>It was announced in 2012 that the studios would be the temporary home of <a href="/wiki/BBC_Studios_and_Post_Production" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Studios and Post Production">BBC Studios and Post Production</a> during the redevelopment of <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Television Centre">Television Centre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/Strictly_Come_Dancing" title="Strictly Come Dancing">Strictly Come Dancing</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Pointless" title="Pointless">Pointless</a></i> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elstree Studios are now operated by <b>Elstree Film Studios Ltd</b>, a company controlled by Hertsmere Borough Council. Feature film production continues alongside television production, commercials and pop promos; recent productions include <i><a href="/wiki/44_Inch_Chest" title="44 Inch Chest">44 Inch Chest</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bright_Star_(film)" title="Bright Star (film)">Bright Star</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/1408_(film)" title="1408 (film)">1408</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Rambow" title="Son of Rambow">Son of Rambow</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(2006_film)" title="Amazing Grace (2006 film)">Amazing Grace</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Boleyn_Girl_(2008_film)" title="The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)">The Other Boleyn Girl</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Notes_on_a_Scandal_(film)" title="Notes on a Scandal (film)">Notes on a Scandal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Breaking_and_Entering_(film)" title="Breaking and Entering (film)">Breaking and Entering</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Flyboys_(film)" title="Flyboys (film)">Flyboys</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)">Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_II_%E2%80%93_Attack_of_the_Clones" title="Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones">Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Sith" title="Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith">Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dancing_on_Ice" title="Dancing on Ice">Dancing on Ice</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Are_You_Smarter_Than_A_10_Year_Old%3F_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? (UK)">Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?</a></i> for Sky television among many others. </p><p>On 25 November 2019 it was announced that Elstree Studios would continue with their partnership with <a href="/wiki/BBC_Studioworks" title="BBC Studioworks">BBC Studioworks</a> to provide television studio facilities. The arrangement will see the use of stages by the BBC continue until at least March 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Reinforced_autoclaved_aerated_concrete" class="mw-redirect" title="Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete">reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete</a>, defects that had been found in the roof are expected, once demolition is completed in August 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_shot_at_British_International_Pictures_Studios" title="Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios">Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios</a> (1925–1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_shot_at_Associated_British_Studios" title="Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios">Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios</a> (1937–1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_shot_at_EMI-Elstree_Studios" title="Category:Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios">Category:Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios</a> (1970–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_shot_at_Elstree_Film_Studios" title="Category:Films shot at Elstree Film Studios">Category:Films shot at Elstree Film Studios</a> (since 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_shows_shot_at_Associated_British_Studios" title="Category:Television shows shot at Associated British Studios">Category:Television shows shot at Associated British Studios</a> (until 1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_shows_shot_at_EMI-Elstree_Studios" title="Category:Television shows shot at EMI-Elstree Studios">Category:Television shows shot at EMI-Elstree Studios</a> (1970–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_shows_shot_at_Elstree_Film_Studios" title="Category:Television shows shot at Elstree Film Studios">Category:Television shows shot at Elstree Film Studios</a> (since 1996)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.elstreestudios.co.uk/Contact/directions.aspx">the original</a> on 6 May 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 April</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Elstree+Studios+Address&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elstreestudios.co.uk%2FContact%2Fdirections.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AElstree+Studios+%28Shenley+Road%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bbcstudioworks.com/credit/strictly-come-dancing/">"Strictly Come Dancing"</a>. <i>BBC Studioworks</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Lanham, MD and Plymouth, England: <a href="/wiki/Scarecrow_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarecrow Press">Scarecrow Press</a>. p. 43. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780810880269" title="Special:BookSources/9780810880269"><bdi>9780810880269</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historical+Dictionary+of+British+Cinema&rft.place=Lanham%2C+MD+and+Plymouth%2C+England&rft.pages=43&rft.pub=Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9780810880269&rft.aulast=Burton&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft.au=Chibnall%2C+Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DQ8SRjwJqwukC%26pg%3DPA43&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AElstree+Studios+%28Shenley+Road%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wood-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Wood_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWood2009" class="citation book cs1">Wood, Linda (2009) [1st pub. 1986]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf"><i>British Films 1927 - 1939</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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With contributions by <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks" title="Douglas Fairbanks">Douglas Fairbanks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Richardson" title="Ralph Richardson">Ralph Richardson</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Victory_Saville&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Victory Saville (page does not exist)">Victory Saville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Googie_Withers" title="Googie Withers">Googie Withers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anna_Neagle" title="Anna Neagle">Anna Neagle</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Mills" title="John Mills">John Mills</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCastleBrooks,_William1988" class="citation book cs1">Castle, Stephen; Brooks, William (1988). <i>The Book of Elstree & Boreham Wood</i>. Buckingham, England: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Barracuda_Books_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barracuda Books Ltd. 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title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-345-31235-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-345-31235-X">0-345-31235-X</a>.</li> <li>Warren, Patricia (1983). <i>Elstree: The British Hollywood</i>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbus_Books&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Columbus Books (page does not exist)">Columbus Books</a>: London, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86287-446-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-86287-446-7">0-86287-446-7</a>.</li> <li>Warren, Patricia, (1983). <i>British Film Studios: An Illustrated History</i>. <a href="/wiki/Anova_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Anova Books">Batsford</a>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a 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href="/wiki/Lists_of_British_films" title="Lists of British films">Films by year</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_before_1920" title="List of British films before 1920">Pre-1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1920" title="List of British films of 1920">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1921" title="List of British films of 1921">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1922" title="List of British films of 1922">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1923" title="List of British films of 1923">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1924" title="List of British films of 1924">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1925" title="List of British films of 1925">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1926" title="List of British films of 1926">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1927" title="List of British films of 1927">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1928" title="List of British films of 1928">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1929" title="List of British films of 1929">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1930" title="List of British films of 1930">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1931" title="List of British films of 1931">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1932" title="List of British films of 1932">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1933" title="List of British films of 1933">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1934" title="List of British films of 1934">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1935" title="List of British films of 1935">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1936" title="List of British films of 1936">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1937" title="List of British films of 1937">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1938" title="List of British films of 1938">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1939" title="List of British films of 1939">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1940" title="List of British films of 1940">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1941" title="List of British films of 1941">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1942" title="List of British films of 1942">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1943" title="List of British films of 1943">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1944" title="List of British films of 1944">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1945" title="List of British films of 1945">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1946" title="List of British films of 1946">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1947" title="List of British films of 1947">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1948" title="List of British films of 1948">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1949" title="List of British films of 1949">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1950" title="List of British films of 1950">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1951" title="List of British films of 1951">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1952" title="List of British films of 1952">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1953" title="List of British films of 1953">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1954" title="List of British films of 1954">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1955" title="List of British films of 1955">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1956" title="List of British films of 1956">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1957" title="List of British films of 1957">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1958" title="List of British films of 1958">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1959" title="List of British films of 1959">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1960" title="List of British films of 1960">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1961" title="List of British films of 1961">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1962" title="List of British films of 1962">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1963" title="List of British films of 1963">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1964" title="List of British films of 1964">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1965" title="List of British films of 1965">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1966" title="List of British films of 1966">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1967" title="List of British films of 1967">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1968" title="List of British films of 1968">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1969" title="List of British films of 1969">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1970" title="List of British films of 1970">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1971" title="List of British films of 1971">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1972" title="List of British films of 1972">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1973" title="List of British films of 1973">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1974" title="List of British films of 1974">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1975" title="List of British films of 1975">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1976" title="List of British films of 1976">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1977" title="List of British films of 1977">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1978" title="List of British films of 1978">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1979" title="List of British films of 1979">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1980" title="List of British films of 1980">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1981" title="List of British films of 1981">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1982" title="List of British films of 1982">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1983" title="List of British films of 1983">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1984" title="List of British films of 1984">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1985" title="List of British films of 1985">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1986" title="List of British films of 1986">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1987" title="List of British films of 1987">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1988" title="List of British films of 1988">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1989" title="List of British films of 1989">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1990" title="List of British films of 1990">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1991" title="List of British films of 1991">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1992" title="List of British films of 1992">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1993" title="List of British films of 1993">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1994" title="List of British films of 1994">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1995" title="List of British films of 1995">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1996" title="List of British films of 1996">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1997" title="List of British films of 1997">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1998" title="List of British films of 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1999" title="List of British films of 1999">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2000" title="List of British films of 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2001" title="List of British films of 2001">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2002" title="List of British films of 2002">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2003" title="List of British films of 2003">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2004" title="List of British films of 2004">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2005" title="List of British films of 2005">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2006" title="List of British films of 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2007" title="List of British films of 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2008" title="List of British films of 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2009" title="List of British films of 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2010" title="List of British films of 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2011" title="List of British films of 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2012" title="List of British films of 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2013" title="List of British films of 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2014" title="List of British films of 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2015" title="List of British films of 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2016" title="List of British films of 2016">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2017" title="List of British films of 2017">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2018" title="List of British films of 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2019" title="List of British films of 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2020" title="List of British films of 2020">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2021" title="List of British films of 2021">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2022" title="List of British films of 2022">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2023" title="List of British films of 2023">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2024" title="List of British films of 2024">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production companies<br />and <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_film_studios" title="List of British film studios">studios</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aardman_Animations" title="Aardman Animations">Aardman Animations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Film" title="BBC Film">BBC Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Talk_Productions" 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Films">HandMade Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heyday_Films" title="Heyday Films">Heyday Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Imaginarium" title="The Imaginarium">The Imaginarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jellyfish_Pictures" title="Jellyfish Pictures">Jellyfish Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Films" title="London Films">London Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longcross_Studios" title="Longcross Studios">Longcross Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mister_Smith_Entertainment" title="Mister Smith Entertainment">Mister Smith Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Number_9_Films" title="Number 9 Films">Number 9 Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_Pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="Palace Pictures">Palace Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passion_Pictures" title="Passion Pictures">Passion Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Group" title="Pinewood Group">Pinewood Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Studios" title="Pinewood Studios">Pinewood 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