Levelling Up the Screen Industries?: Film and Television Production as Regenerative Strategy in Places Left Behind

This timely book examines how screen industry development has emerged as a vital strategy for economic and cultural regeneration in England's post-industrial regions.

While Bristol, Manchester, and Liverpool have become established creative hubs, this study shifts focus to three underrepresented areas—The Solent and South Hampshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, and Sunderland—that are grappling with decline and persistent underinvestment. Through comparative case studies, the book revea...