page_title: The Maidstone Studios
section_title: Studio Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: The Maidstone Studios / Studio Facilities
caption_attribution_description: Maidstone's Studio Five is the UK's largest TV studio, apparently. Built on a tight budget, the roof was apparently not sound-proofed, so whenever it rained sound crews had trouble attempting to cut out the background noise of the outside elements.
context_page_description: The Maidstone Studios, formerly called TVS Television Centre, is the UK's largest independent television studio complex based at Vinters Park in Maidstone, Kent, UK. 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.
  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.
context_section_description: As of October 2017, Maidstone Studios is only advertising its two largest studios, and is no longer advertising the three other studios on site.
  Studio 1 – 12,000 square feet (1,100 square metres) – large/huge sets
  Studio 2 – 6,000 square feet (560 square metres) – medium/large size sets
  Studios 1 and 2 have room for audience seating as well as room for sets. Studio 1 can handle 2,400 standing, 1,200 seated; Studio 2 can handle 250 seated. Both have large production galleries, are fully air-conditioned and can operate in SD or HD. Studio 1 also includes two large scene dock doors to allow easy access for people, scenery and vehicles. Access to Stage 2 is via the studio's scene dock area. The studios do not currently have any camera equipment other than a limited number of tripods and pedestals, and hence visiting productions are required to hire in equipment from elsewhere.
  Maidstone also has 4 edit suites, 1 dubbing suite, dressing and green rooms, production and wardrobe departments, scenery departments, transmission and playback facilities.
  On the Maidstone Studios premises is a data centre that offers rack space for servers for local, national and international companies.
  Other studios on the site:
  Former Studio 1 – 2,000 square feet (190 square metres) – small/medium size sets
  Former Studio 3 – 500 square feet (46 square metres) – small sets/presenting
  Former Studio 4 – 250 square feet (23 square metres) – interviewing/blue screen/continuity
  The American Diner – 700 square feet (65 square metres) – filming location
caption: Maidstone Studio 1 is the largest on site at 12,000 sq ft
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