Staffordshire is set to become a prime location for film and television set production with backing from the county council.
With The National Forest, Cannock Chase, the Staffordshire Peak District, the canal network and its great town centres, the county will showcase its offer to global production companies at a new film office.
The most recent East Staffordshire filming location was Clay Mills Victorian Pumping Station, Burton upon Trent, which featured in the the ITV drama Three Little Birds. Three Little Birds is a British historical ITV drama television series written by Sir Lenny Henry in collaboration with Russell T Davies. The six-part series is based on Henry’s mother Winifred’s experiences arriving in Britain from Jamaica as part of the Windrush generation in 1957.
The Staffordshire Film Office is being launched and operated by We Are Staffordshire – the county’s place marketing organisation – which is made up of the county and all eight district and borough councils, as well as representatives from over 200 businesses including a private sector-led Place Board. The organisation today marked the end of its three year pilot and start of a new chapter, having raised £90,000 in funds from the private sector and district and borough authority partners to continue its work.
Staffordshire County Council is investing £300,000 in the three-year pilot programme to set up the film office, which will be launched next year. From then on it is expected the office will be funded through its own income generation.
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