The Bottle Yard Studios Explained

The Bottle Yard Studios
Address:Whitchurch Lane, Bristol, BS14 0BH
Location City:Bristol, England
Location Country:United Kingdom
Opened Date:2010
Website:www.thebottleyard.com

The Bottle Yard Studios is a British film and television production studio facility in Bristol, South West England. It is the largest dedicated production space in the West of England. As of November 2022, it has offered a total of 11 stages across two sites. [1] [2]

History

The Bottle Yard Studios' main site is located on Whitchurch Lane, approximately 4 miles south of Bristol city centre.In 2010, the site stood unused after operating for more than 50 years as a former winery and bottling plant. At one time it had housed the full production line for Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry, run by John Harvey & Sons.

The studios opened in 2010 as a partnership initiative with Bristol City Council which owns the studios, transforming the disused industrial space into a busy creative hub for film and TV production with eight stages.[3]

In its first year, the studios were estimated to have brought in £8 million in investment into the city of Bristol.[4] In 2021, it was credited with helping achieve about a tripling of drama production in Bristol since 2010.[5]

Expansion

In 2021, the West of England Combined Authority confirmed an investment of £11.8 million to Bristol City Council for the purchase and redevelopment of industrial property at Hawkfield Business Park, less than half a mile from the original Bottle Yard site, in order to expand the Studios in response to increased production demand.[6]

In Summer 2022 it was confirmed that the expansion site would be named TBY2 and would add three additional stages offering 20,000 sq ft, 16,500 sq ft and 7,000 sq ft of clear span, soundproofed build space with maximum heights of 34ft.[7] TBY2 officially opened in November 2022, increasing the total number of stages offered across The Bottle Yard's two sites from eight to 11.[8]

TBY2's power supply is supported by a 1MWp solar array funded by Bristol Energy Cooperative, widely believed to be the biggest community-owned solar rooftop array in the UK.[9] [10] [11] Bristol City Council originally planned to install a 283kWp solar array on the building, but thanks to funding from Bristol Energy Cooperative the final array was over three times larger than the original, consisting of more than 2,000 panels. During peak conditions, when the array produces more energy than the Council-owned facility needs, surplus energy will be ‘sleeved’ to other Council-owned buildings in the city via Bristol's City Leap Sleeved Pool electricity supply model. The innovative project won the Sustainable Initiative award at the 2023 Global Production Awards, presented during Cannes Film Festival. [12] [13] It went on to win the Innovation in Low Carbon Tech award at the Future Leap Sustainable Business Awards n November 2023.[14]

Productions

TV drama

Film

Children's TV

Light entertainment

External links

Notes and References

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  4. Tech&Facils "Bristol's Bottle Yard brings in £8m" Broadcast 25 August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. News: Why TV crews are falling over each other to film drama in 'Bristolywood' . Wall . Tom . The Observer . 11 December 2021 . 14 December 2021.
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  7. Web site: Bickerton . Jake . Bottle Yard Studios to open second facility in the autumn . Broadcast . en . 10 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Miller . Max . Bottle Yard opens second facility . Broadcast . en . 4 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Eveleigh . Robin . Solar-powered lights, camera, action! The film studio powered by PV . Positive News . en . 4 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Bristol Bottle Yard Studios' solar panels will help power city . BBC News . 20 July 2022.
  11. Web site: Hernandez Gomez . Valentina . New film studios to be powered by community owned solar panels . Bristol 247 . 14 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Celebrating the winners of Screen's inaugural 2023 Global Production Awards . Screen International . en . 26 May 2022.
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  14. Web site: Perera . Milan . Winners of Bristol Sustainable Business Awards announced . Bristol 247 . 14 November 2023.
  15. Web site: What's been Filming in England? January - March 2024 - . Filming in England . 18 March 2024.
  16. https://www.thebottleyard.com/new-imagining-of-the-forsyte-saga-to-film-at-the-bottle-yard-studios/
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  18. https://www.thebottleyard.com/netflixs-the-seven-dials-to-film-at-the-bottle-yard-studios/
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  20. Web site: What's been filming in England? July - September 2023 - . 13 September 2023.
  21. Web site: The Outlaws S2 filmed entirely in Bristol . The Knowledge Online . 1 June 2022.
  22. Web site: McDonald & Dodds showcases West Country locations . The Knowledge Online . 23 June 2022.
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  31. Web site: Godding . Nicky . Bottle Yard Studios Bristol celebrates latest original series on Paramount . The Business Magazine . 2 December 2022.
  32. Web site: Daniels . Nia . BBC drama Showtrial filmed in Bristol . The Knowledge Online . 1 November 2021.
  33. Web site: Donoghue . J. J. . Tudor drama filmed in Bristol set to air . Bristol Live . en . 8 June 2022.
  34. Web site: Strict Covid protocols in Bristol allowed Pursuit of Love filming . BBC News . 9 May 2021.
  35. Web site: Daniels . Nia . Sanditon: on set at The Bottle Yard . The Knowledge Online . 21 August 2019.
  36. Web site: Smith . Shona . The Trial of Christine Keeler used the largest number of Bristol locations by a single drama in recent years » The Location Guide . en . 24 April 2019.
  37. Web site: Ovens . Ruth . All star cast seen filming for BBC One drama . Bristol Live . en . 18 September 2019.
  38. Web site: Murray . Robin . The Bristol locations featured in The Salisbury Poisonings . Bristol Live . en . 12 June 2020.
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  43. Web site: Bley Griffiths . Eleanor . Where is Poldark filmed? Cornwall, Bristol and London Location guide . Radio Times . 18 August 2019.
  44. Web site: Murray . Robin . How Bristol played a huge part in Sky series that airs tonight . Bristol Live . en . 6 December 2018.
  45. Web site: Connett . Jess . Bristol stars in new series of Broadchurch . Bristol 247 . 27 Feb 2017.
  46. Web site: Inbetweeners creators film new BBC comedy drama Ill Behaviour . British Comedy Guide . en . 10 November 2016.
  47. Web site: Churchill . Laura . BBC's Girls drama on Rochdale sex abuse scandal filmed in Bristol . Bristol Live . en . 16 May 2017.
  48. Web site: Pickstock . Heather . Drama The White Princess - filmed in Bristol - makes TV premiere . Bristol Live . en . 18 November 2017.
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  50. Web site: Churchill . Laura . Sky1 supermarket comedy Trollied filming underway . Bristol Live . en . 12 July 2017.
  51. Web site: "British Buffy" filmed across Bristol . Bristol 247 . 18 October 2016.
  52. Web site: Deehan . Tom . BBC's New Year's Day Sherlock special filmed in Bristol and The Bottle Yard Studios » The Location Guide . The Location Guide . 22 December 2015.
  53. Web site: 'The Living And The Dead' Receives Air Date - UK Broadcast News 16/06/2016 . www.4rfv.co.uk . 16 June 2016.
  54. Barraclough, Leo. "ABC Studios to shoot Galavant in the UK benefiting from new TV tax credit" Variety, 20 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  55. Bevir, George. "Disneys Galavant heads to The Bottle Yard Studios" Broadcast, 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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  57. Web site: Prynne . Miranda . Bristol locations provide period backdrop for Eric and Ernie TV drama Bristol Business News . Bristol Business News . 13 October 2017.
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  60. Web site: Nicholls . Amanda . Action! Almost: how one big TV studio is getting back to work post-lockdown . The Guardian . 22 July 2020.
  61. Web site: Channel 4 comedy series The Mimic films on location in Bristol » The Location Guide . The Location Guide . 16 July 2014.
  62. Web site: Wolf Hall shoots at Bristol's Bottle Yard . Broadcast . en . 12 May 2014.
  63. Web site: Film & TV in Bristol . Bristol Screen Producers'.
  64. Web site: BBC films TV drama Frankie at Bristol's Bottle Yard production facility » The Location Guide . The Location Guide . 9 May 2013.
  65. Web site: Bafta nominations for Bristol-filmed Five Daughters . BBC News . 27 April 2011.
  66. Web site: The Undertaker film holds world premiere in Bristol . BBC News . 18 October 2023.
  67. Web site: Murray . Robin . Why this block of Bristol flats will be very famous in 2019 . Bristol Live . en . 20 December 2018.
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  69. Web site: Parkes . Pamela . Life as an extra on the set of Golden Years . Bristol 247 . 26 March 2015.
  70. Web site: Daniels . Nia . Survey reveals support for children's TV as Malory Towers wraps S5 shoot . The Knowledge Online . 2 October 2023.
  71. Web site: Miller . Max . Wildseed claims LED first for Netflix's The Last Bus . Broadcast . en . 31 March 2022.
  72. Web site: Bickerton . Jake . Andy's Aquatic Adventures goes green-screen at The Bottle Yard . Broadcast . en . 15 March 2019.
  73. Web site: Clensy . David . CBeebies star Andy Day returns to the Bottle Yard to film new series . Bristol Live . en . 23 March 2017.
  74. Web site: Cook . Rebecca . Tipping Point episodes filming in Bristol in next two months . Bristol Live . en . 30 April 2021.
  75. Web site: Evans . Aphra . Behind the scenes as The Crystal Maze films in Bristol . Bristol 247 . 22 June 2017.
  76. Web site: Smith . Joe . The Crystal Maze is back and it is being filmed in Bristol . Bristol Live . en . 3 June 2017.
  77. Web site: Davis . Krishan . You can take part in new series of Channel 4 gameshow in Bristol . Bristol Live . en . 24 January 2018.
  78. Web site: Weatherby . Bronwen . Noel Edmonds returns to Channel 4 with 'crazy' game show . Bristol Live . en . 10 August 2017.
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  81. http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/BBCSandPP-renews-Deal-or-No-Deal-at-Bottle-Yard-_nid-4670.html "BBCS&PP renews Deal or No Deal at Bottle Yard"

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