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| BBC Wales plans new drama centre | BBC Wales plans new drama centre |
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| Plans have been unveiled by BBC Wales to build a new TV production centre which will house the dramas Doctor Who and Casualty. | Plans have been unveiled by BBC Wales to build a new TV production centre which will house the dramas Doctor Who and Casualty. |
| The broadcaster said work at a site in Roath Basin in Cardiff Bay could start within the next six months. | The broadcaster said work at a site in Roath Basin in Cardiff Bay could start within the next six months. |
| Its director Menna Richards said the centre would bring together a range of different dramas. | Its director Menna Richards said the centre would bring together a range of different dramas. |
| The BBC confirmed last year that the filming of Casualty would switch from Bristol to Cardiff. | The BBC confirmed last year that the filming of Casualty would switch from Bristol to Cardiff. |
| The decision is part of a BBC strategy to increase network TV production from the UK nations and regions. | The decision is part of a BBC strategy to increase network TV production from the UK nations and regions. |
| The drama centre plan is part of the BBC's commitment to double television network production from Wales by 2016. | The drama centre plan is part of the BBC's commitment to double television network production from Wales by 2016. |
| This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the success of BBC Wales drama production BBC director Menna Richards | This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the success of BBC Wales drama production BBC director Menna Richards |
| Ms Richards said: "The BBC has confirmed it is to build a drama centre at Roath Basin in Cardiff Bay and has reached agreement with key partners to complete the site, subject to planning consent. | Ms Richards said: "The BBC has confirmed it is to build a drama centre at Roath Basin in Cardiff Bay and has reached agreement with key partners to complete the site, subject to planning consent. |
| "This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the success of BBC Wales drama production and the wider creative industries in Wales. | "This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the success of BBC Wales drama production and the wider creative industries in Wales. |
| "We look forward to welcoming the cast and crew of the enormously successful Casualty to this new centre of excellence to work side-by-side with the other award-winning dramas which are already made in Wales." | "We look forward to welcoming the cast and crew of the enormously successful Casualty to this new centre of excellence to work side-by-side with the other award-winning dramas which are already made in Wales." |
| Currently, BBC Wales produces drama programmes from two separate sites at Llandaff in Cardiff and Upper Boat, near Pontypridd, as well as a number of locations around Wales. | Currently, BBC Wales produces drama programmes from two separate sites at Llandaff in Cardiff and Upper Boat, near Pontypridd, as well as a number of locations around Wales. |
| Filming on Casualty is expected to start in Wales next year. | Filming on Casualty is expected to start in Wales next year. |
| The programme will join a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, including Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and the BBC's longest-running television soap, Pobol y Cwm. | The programme will join a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, including Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and the BBC's longest-running television soap, Pobol y Cwm. |
| There has been strong opposition to the decision to move the filming of Casualty away from Bristol. | There has been strong opposition to the decision to move the filming of Casualty away from Bristol. |
| A local newspaper ran a campaign to keep it in the city where it has been filmed for 20 years. | A local newspaper ran a campaign to keep it in the city where it has been filmed for 20 years. |
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| Deputy First Minister Ieaun Wyn Jones said the Welsh Assembly Government was working with BBC Wales and Cardiff City Council on the project. | |
| He said: "Crucially, when operational it should also play a vital role in terms of creating sustainable jobs supported by training and skills provision and prosperity - which is central to my vision of bringing about economic renewal in Wales. | |
| "The drama production centre plan is part of the BBC's commitment to double television network production from Wales by 2016. | |
| "The wider development will enable other players within the creative industries sector to benefit from the creation of a new strategic hub in the Welsh capital." |