Well they need to get them under the same roof - and it's not as if Elstree is otherwise awash with activity.
Elstree is busier than some people think - don't forget a lot of CBeebies stuff gets made there, and supporting EastEnders 4 days a week means a lot of sets have to be permanently standing and can no longer be set and struck as required, meaning more studio space is required than once was. Other shows are also made there - but the CBeebies long-term shows are not insignificant lumps of work.
However with the current "strong rumour" that Elstree may close (is it part of the BBC Resource sell off?) and EastEnders relocate to Pinewood to allow it to quickly move to HD (which will require more space - the current "reduced scale" exteriors are unlikely to remain convincing in HD - and probably entirely new sets) with Casualty (and possibly Holby) relocating to Cardiff to form a new HD drama operation at BBC Wales (when Doctor Who joins Torchwood in HD)
What happens to the TV training bit at Elstree is not clear - they've already closed the central London training studio (which was next to BBC London) I think...
I hope they change the theme tune again,
As i dont like the classical version they brought in last year.
It hasn't changed - nor have the opening titles. They still feature old cast.
Oh right, I was going by what you (or someone else with the username
pad
) said on the Hobly.tv forums the other week about them having changed. I hope the titles and theme stay the same because they added such a classier air to the last series, even when the episodes themselves were only average.
Can't wait for this new "back to basics" Casualty.
The Mail talks about the filmic change: "A new series of the medical drama kicks off with an explosive and unusually grim two parter. When a coach blows up while parked on a shopping parade, the two new doctors at Holby A&E
(which has had a bit of a makeover and now looks like a nightclub with CSI:Miami-style lighting)
are thrown into the deep end, with some extremely grisly injuries to contend with. So will they cut the mustard?"
The Mail talks about the filmic change: "A new series of the medical drama kicks off with an explosive and unusually grim two parter. When a coach blows up while parked on a shopping parade, the two new doctors at Holby A&E
(which has had a bit of a makeover and now looks like a nightclub with CSI:Miami-style lighting)
are thrown into the deep end, with some extremely grisly injuries to contend with. So will they cut the mustard?"
It's tonight at 8:50pm, those who care.
Incidentally, the
Daily Hate Mail
was a few weeks ago complaining that the plotline had changed from a group of Islamic extremists to animal rights extremists. I don't see the problem myself, but the
Mail
made claims of favouratism, fear of offending Muslims, 'abolish the license fee' etc.
And they've probably just handed another idea to the people who make it for
CSI: Holby City Hospital
.
Eugh! That's me lost an awful lot of respect for the show by going back to that awful theme. That tune doesn't work well with the titles at all! It's hideous.
