Peaky Blinders creator launches construction of new film and TV studio

Steven Knight's Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham will house ska drama This Town, UB40 and Peaky Blinders film

By order of Peaky Blinders' creator Steven Knight construction has begun on his new multimillion-pound TV and film studio in Birmingham - which is designed to put the city on the media map, create over 700 jobs, add 30m to the local economy and house Knight's new ska music BBC drama This Town as well the Peaky Blinders film.

Eight years since Knight began working on his idea, building started on the new studios, which will also provide a home for the band UB40, training for local residents to get into TV and a development of restaurants, a hotel and bars. Advanced talks are also in place for an outpost of the media industry's most famous chain of clubs, Soho House.