Jo Platt – the MP for Leigh and Atherton – met up with Netflix, to discuss the company’s investment in the UK – particularly in productions that are being made in the North West.

Netflix said that it was committed to bringing more projects to the north.

During the meeting, Jo also emphasised the importance of location funding, and she pitched Leigh and Atherton as a fantastic backdrop for future productions. 

Jo Platt said: “I am committed to the arts – and to driving the talent that we have in Leigh and Atherton forward, so it was great to meet with Netflix to discuss how they plan to work with – and in – northern towns like ours.”

Netflix is running initiatives to help tackle the skills shortage in the film sector, such as IGNITE Your Creativity – a collaboration with the National Youth Theatre.