West Midlands Named UK's Eighth Official Regional Production Hub

The British Film Commission (BFC) has officially recognised the West Midlands (Birmingham) as the UK's eighth regional production hub for scripted inward investment film and high-end television.

The announcement follows the region’s growing track record as a production destination, having hosted major scripted projects including Peaky Blinders, feature film The Immortal Man and the upcoming untitled Peaky Blinders spin-off series.

Official hub status is awarded based on three key criteria: access to suitable studio or stage space and production infrastructure capable of supporting major film and high-end TV projects; a skilled local crew base; and evidence of successfully accommodating significant scripted productions.

The West Midlands (Birmingham) now joins South-West England (Bristol), North-West England (Manchester and Liverpool), Yorkshire (Leeds), Northern Ireland (Belfast), Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh), Wales (Cardiff), and London & South-East England as an official UK production hub.

Together, these regional centres form part of the UK’s wider production offering, which contributed around £5.8 billion to the UK economy in 2025. The BFC works alongside public and private sector partners to support both established and emerging production hubs, ensuring they can continue to meet the demands of global film and high-end TV productions.

Adrian Wootton OBE, Chief Executive of the British Film Commission, said: “As Tommy Shelby of the Peaky Blinders once said, ‘when you plan something well, there’s no need to rush’. The growing success of the West Midlands as a UK production hub certainly bears this out. Over the course of nearly 15 years, the region has steadily grown in strength and stature, building skills, infrastructure and reputation.

"With the West Midlands becoming an official regional production hub, our offer to the global film and TV industry now spans the length and breadth of the UK: wherever you base your production, you’re within a stone’s throw of world-class facilities, crew and talent, with access to one-of-a-kind locations and some of the world’s most stable, transparent and generous tax incentives.

"As a born-and-bred West Midlander who started his career in the region I take great pleasure and pride in this exciting and welcome development. It is a major win for the region's creative community, the UK and a win for the global industry as a whole."

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