The property developer featured in the Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom series on BBC Two has hinted at a sequel based around Liverpool.
Tim Heatley, property developer and co-founder of Capital & Centric was the star of hit four-part BBC series that ended on Tuesday.
It depicted the city's exploding property scene and its multiple effects on people and businesses across the city, centering on Mr Heatley and several of his firm's large-scale projects.
Ahead of the final part of the series airing on Tuesday, Mr Heatley tweeted to say that he was "thinking about a #manctopia sequel", adding: "would it be #scousetopia?'".
The tweet came after it was announced this week that Capital & Centric's plans to transform the famous Littlewood's building in Liverpool into a film studio had taken a major step forward. That was with the announcement that Liverpool John Moores University had agreed to take up a huge space at the development in what is the largest commercial letting in the North West this year.
When contacted for further comment by BusinessLive over whether a 'Scousetopia' follow-up could realistically be on the cards, Mr Heatley replied: "You鈥檒l have to wait and see. I鈥檝e been approached for a couple of other TV things too. I鈥檓 open minded but it鈥檚 not where I want to focus my efforts, my passion is improving the cities that we're working in and I don鈥檛 think anything else will give me that buzz.鈥
Manctopia has aired for the past four weeks but ended on Tuesday. It spoke to the property developers and decision makers shaping the city and the communities who are struggling to keep up - but desperately want to keep calling their part of Manchester home.
Prominent developments featured in the series include Capital & Centric's Piccadilly East apartments, West Tower in Salford and Circle Square on Oxford Road.
The fourth episode featured Sarah Lomas, founder and CEO of Manchester med-tech firm Reviv, who was having a penthouse property created for her in the Salford development.
Speaking about the reaction the show has had, Mr Heatley said: 鈥淚鈥檝e had the whole spectrum of feedback, initially the viewers assumed I was the big bad developer but over the four episodes the BBC explored how our projects have a positive social impact and our fight for communities to be the future of our city. As the documentary evolved, the cynics quietened and I started to receive hundreds then thousands of messages with positive and supportive feedback. I鈥檓 still wading through them now.
鈥淭hroughout the 海角视频, people are amazed by the growth of the city and some of my friends were surprised how much we were doing. They had no idea we are spending 拢2m a week, some assumed I was still renovating terraced houses.
"What I hadn't realised was how much of a 鈥榤oment鈥 it was going to be on Manchester鈥檚 timeline and I hadn鈥檛 appreciated how fascinated people would be in my day to day activities.
"I鈥檓 not used to getting stopped in the street yet, people feel as though they know me and that I鈥檓 approachable which I take as a huge compliment. I鈥檓 sure that鈥檒l quickly subside now that the series has finished though."
The series is still available to view on BBC iPlayer.
