Will new PM say 'action!' or 'cut!' to movie studios?

Summary

More than a decade after plans to transform the former Littlewoods headquarters in Liverpool into a film and TV studios complex were unveiled the project remains a dream rather than a reality.

It is a scheme with more twists and turns than a movie plot including a major tenant won and lost, a devastating fire and a series of false dawns when it comes to funding the studios which would total at least £70m and possibly more.

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