Wow, some interesting contributions. I will enjoy exploring some of these.
There was of course the very successful Pebble Mill At One. That ran for years didn't it. Such a pity Pebble Mill has gone.
Most of the above though are either;
Made a long time ago or
Filmed in Brum but pretends it is somewhere else or
Not filmed by local skilled film/TV crews.
I have signed a petition to government to reverse this very worrying trend.
The letter below is from the petition organisation. I hope the mods will let me share this.
Dear Friend
I am supporting the Campaign for Regional Broadcasting Midlands, which is a community grassroots campaign that aims to promote the Midlands as a place to create and make television, radio & film.
There has been a gradual migration away from the Midlands region by the major broadcasters and as a result this important, diverse and highly populated region is now virtually absent from the airwaves.
The Midlands contributes 25% of the licence fee but the BBC spends only 2% of its budget in the Midlands region. This cannot be right or fair; it matters where programmes are produced. The BBC itself calculates that for every £1 it spends, £2 pounds is generated in the wider economy. That means the Midlands is missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds.
If you think it’s time for the BBC to live up to its words, stop cutting and give the Midlands the investment in production it deserves, then please add your name to this petition, and fight for a fair share of BBC production in the Midlands:
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/bbc-to-increase-network-tv-and-radio-production-by-the-bbc-in-the-midlands-2Thank you for your help and support.
I hope you feel able to sign the petition.
Cheers,
Joe