BBC Drama Village

The BBC Drama Village is a television production facility run by the BBC. It is operated by their BBC Birmingham branch and based largely at the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England.

The centre consists of five buildings - Archibald House and Melville House, two Grade II listed arts and crafts-style former college buildings on the university campus, and three units on an industrial estate in nearby Stirchley. Facilities include studios and sets, wardrobe and technical departments and extensive post-production suites.

Programmes made on the site include Dalziel and Pascoe, Doctors and The Afternoon Play.

Doctors

BBC Birmingham's daytime soap Doctors is currently filmed there. When driving down the Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Mill Health Centre can be seen to the right. On occasions the BBC filming the series is also visible. Doctors was very successful at the 2009 British Soap Awards bringing home three Awards. This brings the total to seven since Doctors started in 2000. Doctors is the only soap filmed at the BBC Drama Village.

Cast

Character	Actor	Role	Duration
Julia Parsons	Diane Keen	Practice Manager	2003-
Dr. Jimmi Clay	Adrian Lewis Morgan	GP	2005-
Michelle Corrigan	Donnaleigh Bailey	Senior Practice Nurse	2006-
Dr. Daniel Granger	Matthew Chambers	GP	2007-
Ruth Pearce	Selina Chilton	Receptionist	2008-
Dr. Heston Carter	Owen Brenman	GP	2008-
Dr. Lily Hassan	Seeta Indrani	GP	2008-
Isobel Torres	Nicol & Jasmin Parkinson	Toddler	2008-
Lisa Torres	Michelle Lukes	Unemployed	2009-
Karen Hollins	Jan Pearson	Receptionist	2009-
Cherry Malone	Sophie Abelson	Practice Nurse	2009-
Dr. Simon Bond	David Sturzaker	GP Registrar	2009-
Dr. Zara Carmichael	Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh	GP	2009-
Rob Hollins	Chris Walker	Police Officer	2009-

External links

• BBC Press Release announcing the opening of the Drama Village
• BBC Birmingham guide to the Drama Village