BFC announces West Midlands as UK’s eighth production hub for inward investment film and TV
3 August 2026
Peaky Blinders franchise helps shore up region’s success as production hub
Hub status predicated on a region’s ability to accommodate and provide for scripted titles
Region joins UK-wide network of production hubs that generated £5.8 billion inward investment spend for the UK in 2025
The British Film Commission (BFC) today (3 August) announces the West Midlands (Birmingham) as the UK’s eighth official regional production hub for scripted inward investment film and high-end TV.
Having served as production base for Peaky Blinders, feature film The Immortal Man and the as-yet untitled Peaky Blinders spin-off series, the West Midlands can now receive official hub status, which is determined by three key criteria:
Studio or stage space, and infrastructure, capable of supporting a film and scripted high-end TV show
Access to a skilled local crew base
Evidence of successfully accommodating a major scripted title.
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 production hub, lending its strength to a UK-wide offer which contributed some £5.8 billion to the UK economy in 2025. To ensure the ongoing success of this sector, the BFC works with a range of private and public sector partners to ensure established and emerging production hubs alike are capable of delivering for film and high-end TV projects.
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.”
Read the full press release on the British Film Commission website.