The latest official figures published by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit show significant growth in UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production, with record levels of spend contributing to the UK economy and the recovery of the sector.
As the British Film Institute announces the “BFI 100 BBC Television Gamechangers” to mark the BBC’s centenary, it confirms BBC Studios as the leading UK media company to produce and distribute content to the rest of the world.
The combined spend by film and high-end television production during 2021 reached £5.64 billion, the highest ever reported, and £1.27 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year 2019, BFI revealed.