MGM-British Studios Meanwhile, Amalgamated Studios Ltd constructed a large studio on the north side of Elstree Way between 1935 and 1937. A January 1937 deal for eight films to be made for the American studio Columbia Pictures soon collapsed. The company was unable to meet the cost of building work, and sold the facility to the Rank Organisation, which was not interested in using the studios itself, but wanted to stop John Maxwell's rival British International Pictures (BIP) from being able to compete more effectively with its own new Pinewood Studios. During the war, the studios were leased from Rank by the
Sky Studios located on the ground floor. Studios 4 and 5 can be used together or separately thanks to a soundproof double door - combined, they are 122ft long. Due to the runners for the double-door, cameras cannot be tracked over the studio join. Shows such as "Thronecast", "Skavlan" and "Harry Hill's Tea Time" have been made in these studios. Studios 6, 7 and 8 have dock doors which open directly onto an access road, whilst studio 5 has a dock door with a short access tunnel before another door opening out onto an access road. Studios 1, 2, 3 and 4