WHAT the Tour de France and Tour de Yorkshire have done for cycling in Yorkshire, the Church Fenton Studios are promising to do for film and TV.

The studios, based in converted hangars at the former wartime airfield near York, are where ITV’s primetime hit Victoria is filmed.

Now Continuum Attractions - the company behind York’s Chocolate Experience in King’s Square and ITV’s Emmerdale Studio Experience - have applied for permission to allow guided studio tours of the Victoria set. What a great idea. Millions of people regularly watch Victoria, which stars Jenna Coleman.

We’re sure fans of the show would be queuing up for a chance to see behind the scenes.