The Maidstone Studios | |
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Former names | TVS Television Centre Vinters Park Studios |
General information | |
Status | Open |
Type | Television studios |
Address | Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5NZ[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°16′48″N 0°33′00″E / 51.280°N 0.5499°E |
Opening | Autumn 1982[2] |
Owner | Maidstone Studios Limited (2002—present)[2] |
Other information | |
Parking | 350[1] |
Website | |
The Maidstone Studios |
The Maidstone Studios, formerly called TVS Television Centre, is the largest independent television studio complex in the United Kingdom, and is based at Vinters Park in Maidstone, Kent, England. It has been home to a varied selection of independent British television programming including Later... with Jools Holland, Jools' Annual Hootenanny, Take Me Out, Catchphrase, as well as popular children's shows such as Mister Maker and Let's Play for CBeebies, or Art Attack for TVS and later for ITV and Disney Channel.
Other recent credits also include: Bang on the Money, The Royals on E!, Ultimate Brain and Hetty Feather for CBBC, Davina McCall - Fitness DVDs, and The Coalition drama for Channel 4.