Elstree Studios before their construction was completed. Alexander Korda made one of his greatest successes at the studio, "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), which starred Charles Laughton as the King. The film's success in the United States and elsewhere persuaded United Artists and The Prudential to invest in Korda's proposed Denham Film Studios. Film production continued until 1936 when fire destroyed the three stages. British and Dominion made a substantial investment in Pinewood Studios and moved production to Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. The support buildings that remained after the fire were sold off to various companies including Frank Landsdown Ltd, which
Sky Studios have scene dock doors which open out onto a scene dock. There are also a number of non-conventional studios located elsewhere in the building. There are eight production galleries on the ground floor alongside the conventional studios, with separate sound control rooms alongside each gallery. Any studio can be controlled from any gallery. "Sky Sports News" is controlled by Gallery 6. "Sky News" have a new gallery facility located on the second floor, alongside Studio 22. Both studios share a covered scene dock but have separate production galleries. Studio F's gallery is located up a gantry from the studio floor,