Space Studios Manchester (formerly known as The Space Project) is an
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purpose built
film and
television studio
A television studio, also called a television production studio, is an installation room in which video productions take place, either for the production of live television and its recording onto video tape or other media such as SSDs, or for t ...
situated in
Gorton
Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw.
A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century ...
,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
, with 6 acoustically treated stages.
Construction began in 2013 and it opened in October 2014 as a spin off to
The Sharp Project
The Sharp Project is a Manchester space hosting flexible office, production and event space. It is based in a refurbished warehouse previously occupied by electronics company Sharp.
Manchester City Council purchased the former warehouse owne ...
. It is currently 360,000 square feet in size, which includes 85,000 square feet of studio space, with plans to expand the site further.
Productions filmed at the facility include ''
The A Word
''The A Word'' is a BBC television drama series, based on the Israeli series ''Yellow Peppers''. The series follows a young boy and how his family cope with the revelation that he has autism spectrum disorder. Following filming in the Lake Dist ...
'', ''
Houdini and Doyle
''Houdini & Doyle'' is a British television drama series loosely based on the real-world friendship of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A 10-episode first season was ordered by Fox in the United States, ITV in the United Kingdom, and ...
'' and stunt scenes used in ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...
''.
It is also now the home for the
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's ''
Dragons' Den
''Dragons' Den'' is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it is k ...
''.
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References
Buildings and structures in Manchester
Television studios in Greater Manchester
2014 establishments in England
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