Morgan Sindall Construction has completed work on Liverpool's first purpose-built film studios, The Depot.

The Depot comprises two 20,000 sq ft sound-proofed film and TV production units, giving Liverpool the complete package for film producers and providing a multi-million pound boost to its economy.

The completion comes as Liverpool, the second most filmed city in the UK, experiences its busiest period for film and TV production on record – despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Favoured by filmmakers for doubling-up locations as New York and London, The Depot is seen as a key piece of the jigsaw in retaining productions within the region for longer.

The Depot's two units, conveniently located just a 10-minute drive from the city centre and M62, draw on the best of Liverpool and North West England’s renowned filming infrastructure.

Liverpool Film Office (LFO), which is overseeing the management of the space, is keen to find productions that will employ local crew and work with local businesses on training initiatives. A key goal is to develop and strengthen the local talent pool and secure Liverpool’s long-term ambition to be a first-class creative and digital content production base

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It is predicted that The Depot will create a £24m economic boost for the regional economy, creating 360 new jobs and 760 indirect jobs and forms part of Liverpool’s 10 post-pandemic pledges to stimulate growth.

Situated adjacent to the future Littlewoods Studios site, The Depot is seen as critical to Liverpool’s strategy to cement its reputation as one of Europe’s premier film and TV production hubs, following a £17 million funding commitment from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Strategic Investment Fund.

The city is currently hosting illustrious productions such as Sky's Funny Girl starring Gemma Arterton and Channel 4’s The Curse from the team behind People Just Do Nothing, as well as recently investing and supporting Channel 4’s Help starring Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham, BBC’s The Responder starring Martin Freeman, ITV’s adaptation of The Ipcress File through its LCR Production Fund.

BBC's sixth series of Peaky Blinders, Doctor Who, Ridley Road, Netflix’s Stay Close, Sky’s COBRA: Cyberwar and major blockbusters such as Warner Bros’ The Batman and Netflix's Munich: The Edge of War also filmed in Liverpool.

The delivery of the project utilised Morgan Sindall Construction's regional supply chain and enhanced training and skills programmes, ensuring as many local people as possible benefited from the creation of the new hub.