Hardly a week goes by without seeing a film crew somewhere on the streets of Bristol. Cult classic Doctor Who and Amazon's Alex Rider is one of several huge productions filmed in around the city this year.
Bristol is one of the most film-friendly cities in the UK and production companies are spending a lot more money making films and TV shows here, with council-owned Bristol Film Office announcing that the industry generated £20.8m for the local economy in the 2021-2022 financial year. This was 22 per cent up on pre-pandemic figures and the largest contribution from filming-related activity made towards Bristol’s economy in a decade, thanks to shows like The Outlaws and Am I Being Unreasonable?
Last year also saw the expansion of the Bottle Yard Studios with a brand new, high-end facility to facilitate larger productions backed by £13.2m public investment from WECA, making the largest studio in the West of England even bigger. The Bristol Film Office, which turns 20 this year, is set for another busy year of productions.
