What's It All About?

Just a year short of its centenary Twickenham Film Studios is shutting its doors for the last time.  The London based studio that has endured countless economic crises, film industry doldrums and even a direct hit by the Luftwaffe during the Blitz is in administration and will close for good in June.

Home to a variety of productions since it began operations in 1913, highlights include Saturday Night & Sunday Morning, A Hard Day’s Night, Repulsion and Alfie with recent movies using its facilities including Horrid Henry: The Movie and My Week With Marilyn. A sad moment for British cinema, the news of Twickenham’s demise coincides with an announcement by the BFI that 2011 was a record breaking year for British films at the UK box office.