BBC Drama Village explained

BBC Drama Village
Map Type:	United Kingdom West Midlands
Building Type:	Television production
Address:	BBC Drama Village, 1059 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B29 6WE
Location Country:	United Kingdom
Coordinates:	52.4332°N -1.9482°W
Current Tenants:	BBC Birmingham, BBC Studios
Inauguration Date:	10 May 2005^[1]

The BBC Drama Village is a television production facility run by the BBC. It is operated by their BBC Birmingham branch and based largely at the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England.

The centre consists of five buildings. Archibald House and Melville House are Grade II listed arts and crafts-style former college buildings on the university campus. There are then three units on an industrial estate in nearby Stirchley. Facilities include studios and sets, wardrobe and technical departments and extensive post-production suites.^[2]

Programmes

Programmes made on the site have included:^[3]

• The Afternoon Play
• The Coroner
• Dalziel and Pascoe
• Doctors
• Father Brown
• WPC 56

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - Press Office - Lights, campus, action for BBC Birmingham's Television Drama Village . www.bbc.co.uk . 16 August 2019 . 9 May 2005.
2. Web site: BBC - Birmingham - About Birmingham - BBC Birmingham Television Drama Village . www.bbc.co.uk . 16 August 2019.
3. Web site: 13/03/2015, Access All Areas: The production line at BBC Birmingham's Drama Village . BBC One - Midlands Today . BBC . 16 August 2019.