The Bottle Yard Studios

08/08/2025

Just over one week left to apply for our 🛠️Buildings Manager🛠️ vacancy (applications close 17/08/25). Do you fit the bill? Or know someone who would be well suited? Please share widely 👇

📣VACANCY: We are seeking a Buildings Manager to lead our Buildings Management Team 🛠️

Playing a critical role within the Studios’ Senior Leadership Team, the Buildings Manager will lead the Buildings Management Team and implement a comprehensive Planned Preventative and Response Repairs Programme for the Studios, ensuring statutory compliance and H&S obligations are upheld.

Working to a complex and ever-changing film and TV production booking slate, the post holder will work closely with the Studio Operations Team to complete business development and improvement projects and/or client enabling works, in line with client expectations and often to tight deadlines.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced facilities management professional to really develop the role, prioritising your department’s workload in a busy filming environment and engaging in a varied range of tasks within a dynamic team.

Application closing date: 17/08/2025

View full vacancy details and apply via the Bristol City Council Job Site here: http://bit.ly/47cZlEu

(Please note, only applications submitted via the Job Site will be considered)

05/08/2025

📣The latest Filming in Bristol e-news is here, with a round up of updates from The Bottle Yard Studios and Bristol Film Office 🎬👍

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01/08/2025

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first look at the highly anticipated new thriller Down Cemetery Road - which was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol (with Bristol Film Office support) and the South West.

Starring and executive produced by Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility), and also starring Golden Globe Award and two-time Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson (Luther), the eight-episode thriller will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, 29th October 2025, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through to 10th December.

When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Tucker (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson). Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.

Produced by 60Forty Films, Down Cemetery Road is written by Morwenna Banks (Slow Horses), who also serves as executive producer alongside Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Tom Nash at 60Forty Films, Thompson, and Down Cemetery Road author Mick Herron. Natalie Bailey (Bay of Fires) serves as lead director for the series.

Apple TV+ announcement in full: https://www.apple.com/uk/tv-pr/news/2025/07/apple-unveils-first-look-at-new-thriller-starring-emma-thompson-and-ruth-wilson/

Images: Apple TV+

31/07/2025

Phenomenal news from Pulse Films that their new feature Bad Apples starring Saoirse Ronan (dir. Jonatan Etzler) - which was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol and the South West - will World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in September✨

Congratulations to the whole cast & crew 👏

Bristol Film Office 👇

We’re thrilled to announce Pulse Films’ Bad Apples will be part of this year’s Special Presentations.

It’s an exciting moment for everyone involved and we can’t wait to bring this film to the world alongside so many amazing filmmakers.

Stay tuned for more updates.

30/07/2025

📣VACANCY: We are seeking a Buildings Manager to lead our Buildings Management Team 🛠️

Playing a critical role within the Studios’ Senior Leadership Team, the Buildings Manager will lead the Buildings Management Team and implement a comprehensive Planned Preventative and Response Repairs Programme for the Studios, ensuring statutory compliance and H&S obligations are upheld.

Working to a complex and ever-changing film and TV production booking slate, the post holder will work closely with the Studio Operations Team to complete business development and improvement projects and/or client enabling works, in line with client expectations and often to tight deadlines.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced facilities management professional to really develop the role, prioritising your department’s workload in a busy filming environment and engaging in a varied range of tasks within a dynamic team.

Application closing date: 17/08/2025

View full vacancy details and apply via the Bristol City Council Job Site here: http://bit.ly/47cZlEu

(Please note, only applications submitted via the Job Site will be considered)

24/07/2025

A first look at series two of has arrived, just as Moonage Pictures wraps filming for the new installment at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol (assisted by Bristol Film Office) and the West 🎬

Series one – which also based at The Bottle Yard Studios whilst filming in our region – was a big hit when it landed last Summer, becoming one of BBC iPlayer’s most watched titles with 16-24 years old and BBC Three’s highest rating drama since its relaunch.

In series two, Pip (Emma Myers) is determined to fix the fallout - and stay away from any more investigations - after solving the Andie Bell case. But a new mystery will take Pip to unexpected places as she struggles with the idea of justice, straying even further from the ‘good girl’ she once was.

Based on Holly Jackson’s series of books, hashtag is produced by Moonage Pictures for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three in co-production with Netflix and ZDFneo.

View first look and read more: https://www.thebottleyard.com/first-look-at-agggtm-series-2-as-filming-wraps/

The BBC, Netflix and ZDFneo have released a first look at series two of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, as filming wrapped last week on the hit drama at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol and the West. The four newly released pictures offer a first look at Emma

18/07/2025

Latest update from Training delivered at The Bottle Yard ❤️

Posted • Thanks so much to team for guest facilitating week 3 of our training yesterday!

This week’s session was all about helping our trainees get set-ready with practical, boots-on-the-ground guidance. We covered everything from set etiquette, to stress management, to lighting fundamentals 🤓

It was a day full of questions, generosity and gluten-free jammy dodgers 👌

17/07/2025

*Edited: Please note that we have received a very high number of applications for this role and have therefore had to close the vacancy early, as was noted on the job profile page. Thank you for your interest in this role.*

📣We're hiring an Office Assistant (Part Time, Maternity Cover) 📣

Fancy joining our small but busy team? We work with production companies of all sizes to bring filming activity to Bristol (including feature film, TV, advertising/commercial shoots and student projects) and make the filming process as smooth as possible.

This role will be based at our offices at The Bottle Yard Studios for 22 hours per week, providing administrative support to the team and acting as a point of contact for filming enquiries 🎬

We're looking for someone with experience of providing high quality administrative support, having worked in a customer service and/or client-facing environment with excellent communication skills.

Full job details & application link via the Bristol City Council Jobs site here: https://ce0389li.webitrent.com/ce0389li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=324606iPto&WVID=5153023bMp

08/07/2025

Filming is now underway on Season 2 of The Forsytes at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location with support from Bristol Film Office 🎬

Season 1, which filmed at the Studios and on location in Bristol last year, is due to premiere in the UK on Channel 5 later this year, and MASTERPIECE | PBS in the US in 2026 ✨

The Forsytes is a reimagining of John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize winning book series The Forsyte Saga. It reunites MASTERPIECE with acclaimed British screenwriter Debbie Horsfield and UK production company Mammoth Screen, the team behind global hit Poldark (which also filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and Bristol locations for all 5 seasons) 🎬

📌Tip: While you're waiting for The Forsytes Season 1 to land on Channel 5, you can head to ITVX or Netflix now to stream the 2002 adaptation The Forsyte Saga, starring Damian Lewis and Gina McKee 📌

Read more: https://www.thebottleyard.com/filming-underway-on-the-forsytes-season-2/

Pictured: Millie Gibson as Irene and Joshua Orpin as Soames in The Forsytes Season 1 first look (credit: Mammoth Screen/Masterpiece)

04/07/2025

04/07/2025

The strongest year for our sector yet 👇
£46.6m! All the hard work from our Studio team and the Bristol Film Office is keeping Bristol at the top of its game for regional film and HETV production.
Productions want the full package when deciding where to film - studio, locations and crew - and we're genuinely proud to be the hub for such a talented community of regional professionals and companies doing world-class work at The Bottle Yard 👏👏👏

Our annual figures released today, show that the economic impact of filming on location in Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios rose by 55% last year to an estimated £46.6 million 📈✨

29 major film and High-End TV productions were assisted by Bristol Film Office and The Bottle Yard Studios throughout the 2024-25 financial year 🎬

It was also a year that saw more of Bristol's best-loved visitor destinations - like registered charities Underfall Yard and St Werburghs City Farm - directly benefit from income brought in by filming, after being connected to production teams by Bristol Film Office👏👏

Our Head of Film Laura Aviles says: “A 55% increase in just one year is outstanding. Not only are we seeing the number of productions opting to film in Bristol remain strong, we’re also seeing the size and length of those shoots increase. Thanks to the outstanding service from The Bottle Yard team and the gold standard of logistical liaison provided by the Film Office on location, productions are spending more time prepping and filming bigger, more ambitious shoots here. This is leading to more employment for regional freelancers and companies, and more local spend in the economy.

“It’s so rewarding to also see more of Bristol’s charities and community groups benefit from valuable new income streams by hiring their unique spaces out as locations, which we hope will in turn lead to further screen tourism benefits in future. With new releases like Young Sherlock, The Seven Dials Mystery, The Dream Lands, Inheritance and The Forsytes on the horizon – as well as others still under wraps – it’s clear that our studio, locations, crew and companies are keeping Bristol at the top of its game, as one of the most successful regional cities for scripted filming in the UK today.”

Read the full story on our website: http://bit.ly/4kk7x9b

Pictured (clockwise from top left): The Forsytes (image courtesy 5/PBS), The Seven Dials Mystery (image courtesy Netflix), Towards Zero (image courtesy BBC), Boarders (image courtesy BBC)

with - The Bottle Yard Studios - Bristol UNESCO City Of Film - Bristol City Council - West of England Combined Authority - - Filming in England - The Production Guild of Great Britain - Bristol Creative Industries - Visit Bristol

03/07/2025

"Diversity should be out there and people shouldn't be hidden in boxes. They need to be seen." Ellie Goldstein talks about making her acting debut in Malory Towers, on set at The Bottle Yard Studios. We're proud to be the Studio home to this production - because positive on screen representation matters. Ellie's talent and energy is just fantastic 🎬👏

King Bert Productions

Posted • Tonight’s the night! Catch my acting debut in Malory Towers Series 6, episode 8 at 6.30pm, episodes 9 & 10 coming next week, and yes series 7 is on the horizon 👀 Feeling incredibly grateful and very excited and honoured to be part of this iconic show. Huge thanks to the cast & crew, for casting me, King Bert Productions and .abbey, and and my team of creative coaches and of course for putting it all together. Can’t wait for you all to see it.