Elstree Calling

The George Lucas Stage, Elstree Studios. Photo: © Elstree Studios Ltd.

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Welcome to Elstree Calling, which is my unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios, a busy film & TV studio facility which is located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, close to central London.

Elstree Studios has long been the home of some of the very best film & television productions made in this country and my website celebrates its long history. I update this website on a regular basis with news and features on the past, present & future of Elstree Studios, so please remember to keep checking back.

Incidentally, if you have ever worked in-front and/or behind the camera at Elstree Studios, and would be willing to take part in an interview for this website, then please email me at: paulburton73@hotmail.co.uk.

Finally, thank you for visiting this website.

• Paul Burton
• www.paulburton.org.uk

Latest News:

This website was last revised and updated on: Sunday 17th January 2010

Celebrity Big Brother Returns To Elstree Studios:

Peaking with an impressive 6.72 million viewers (24.1% share), Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 4, E4 and, of course, Elstree Studios with an exciting launch night programme.   

Stage 1 of The George Lucas Stage complex at Elstree Studios is again home to the main base for the production; and various other parts of the site are also being used by the series which runs until Friday 29th January 2010.

Davina McCall is again hosting both Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth, while George Lamb returns to host Celebrity Big Brother's Little Brother. 

Housemates in this series, the last Celebrity Big Brother to be broadcast by Channel 4 and E4, include actor Vinnie Jones and actress Stephanie Beacham. 

Stephanie has previously worked at Elstree Studios on an episode of the action TV series, The Saint. Beacham played the role of Penelope Brown in an episode entitled Legacy for the Saint, which was made at the studios in 1968. 

The early Seventies also saw Stephanie return to the complex to play Jessica Van Helsing in the film Dracula A.D. 1972.

For more information on Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother (including how to obtain free tickets for the various eviction night and spin-off shows), please click here and here.

Dancing On Ice At Elstree:

With a host of celebrties including: Bobby Davro, Heather Mills, Danniella Westbrook and Mickey Graham, Dancing On Ice is set to return to ITV1 for a new series on Sunday 10th January 2010 at 6.45pm. As usual the main programme will be broadcast from Stage 2 of The George Lucas Stage complex at Elstree Studios.  

This year will also see a new Dancing On Ice-related spin-off show hitting our screens. Entitled Dancing On Ice Friday, the new show will be hosted by GMTV's Ben Shepherd and Loose Women's Coleen Nolan.

For more information on Dancing On Ice (including how to obtain free tickets to be in the studio audience), please click here.

Production News:

Films currently shooting at Elstree Studios include: The King's Speech (featuring Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth) and horror film Devil's Playground (featuring Danny Dyer). TV productions, meanwhile, include: Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing On Ice and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 

What's New?:

I have now added a new page to this website which features two copies of an old map of Elstree Studios when the complex used to belong to EMI. I have also explained which of the areas of the site have survived and which were demolished when part of the site was sold off for development by Brent Walker in the early Nineties. To visit this new page, please click here.

Resentment:

I have now completed post-production on my new short film, Resentment. Starring actress Vicki Michelle ('Allo 'Allo!, Emmerdale) and also featuring her actress daughter, Louise Michelle, Resentment was filmed at Elstree Studios on Sunday 4th October 2009 and Sunday 15th November 2009. All being well, Resentment will be broadcast on Information TV (Sky 166) and QCTV (South Brisbane, Australia) during January 2010. This new film marks the first time that Vicki and Louise have both acted together on television. Resentment also marks a welcome return to Elstree Studios for Vicki who has previously worked at the complex on films including: The Greek Tycoon & George and Mildred.

For more information on Resentment, which has been made by my not-for-profit film production company, Paul Burton Films, please click here.

Elstree Calling - Shop:

Please visit Elstree Calling's online aStore where you can buy a host of DVDs, books and CDs that have some form of connection to Elstree Studios and/or the film & television productions made at the site. Please click here to visit the shop now.

Disclaimer:

Elstree Calling is an unofficial website dedicated to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It was founded and is run by the film & television historian Paul Burton, and is in no-way connected to Elstree Studios Ltd. or the present owners of the studios, Hertsmere Borough Council. All of the official photos of Elstree Studios featured on this website have been used with the kind permission of Elstree Studios Ltd.

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