Application in for MasterChef's Move into Birmingham

The BBC's flagship television show, MasterChef, will move to Digbeth's Banana Warehouse in 2024, the first time the show will be made outside London in more than 20 years.

The historic site forms the first building of the wider Digbeth Loc. Studios.

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%209.jpg" />

The series, produced by Shine TV, will be made at what will become the first building of the new Digbeth Loc studios, as part of a six-year deal.

This will mean that spinoff shows such as MasterChef: The Professionals, Celebrity MasterChef, and Young MasterChef for BBC Three, as well as any festive editions, will be made in Digbeth.

The canal-side building, a historical gem dating back to 1840, will be refurbished and extended to deliver pre-production, filming, and post-production spaces. This will include a main stage, a contestants' room, critics' dining, offices, and support spaces, e.g. prep-kitchen & meeting rooms.

WIDER DIGBETH LOC. STUDIOS

Becoming the first building within the wider Digbeth Loc. Masterplan, BBC MasterChef will undoubtedly set the tone and aid in promoting the area as a creative media district.

Conceived by Birmingham-born screenwriter and director, Steven Knight, Digbeth Loc. will incorporate film and TV studios, workspaces, a hotel & residential; all of which will be located close to HS2, the new BBC Birmingham HQ at Typhoo Wharf, & the new Creative Cluster at The Bond.

The city is fast becoming a popular filming location for blockbusters & television. The Girl with All The Gifts was filmed here. Grand Central doubled as Abu Dhabi airport for Tom Cruise’s upcoming Mission Impossible film. Citadel, an upcoming Amazon series was also partially shot in the city, while Steven Spielberg shot large portions of Ready Player One here.

Be sure to follow this development here; as well as on our Twitter and Instagram channels.

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%202.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%201.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%203.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%205.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%206.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%207.jpg" />

dndimg dndsrc="https://www.freetimepays.com/uploadedfiles/CGI%20-%20MasterChef%2010.jpg" />

Words by Stephen Giles; images from K4 Architects.