Film & TV
Filming for the 10th season of Shetland gets underway – and Ashley Jensen is back
Filming for the tenth season of hit TV show Shetland is underway, with Ashley Jensen reprising her role as DI Ruth Calder. Alison O’Donnell will also be back to play her role DI Alison ‘Tosh’ MacIntosh as filming begins on the Shetland Isles over the next few months. Originally based on award-winning novels by crime…
Read MoreScottish Highlands serve as backdrop to new philosophical adventurer film inspired by Cairngorms
The Scottish Highlands will serve as the backdrop to a new philosophical adventurer film inspired by the Cairngorms. Filmed during the harsh Scottish winter, The Subtle Art of Losing Yourself follows filmmaker George Thompson as he explores the Cairngorms to uncover what we can learn about ourselves by observing nature. George’s journey as a filmmaker…
Read MoreBBC announces season four of The Traitors in the Scottish Highlands as well as celebrity version
The Traitors has been commissioned for a fourth series, the BBC has announce – as well as a nine-part celebrity version. The news comes ahead of a third season of the show, which has already been been shot in the Scottish Highlands. Since the series debuted in 2022, the show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, has established…
Read MoreFollow in the footsteps of Inspector Rebus: Filming locations around Edinburgh used in new BBC show
Inspector Rebus returns to our screens this month. And with much of the filming having taken place in Edinburgh, we take a look at some of the locations used in the show around the city. VisitScotland guide to follow in the detective’s footsteps. Grassmarket and Victoria Street The historic Grassmarket area of Edinburgh makes for the perfect filming…
Read MoreEdinburgh International Film Festival: Saoirse Ronan to be on the red carpet as The Outrun is premiered
Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan will open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival with the UK premiere of a new film based on Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot’s memoir The Outrun. The Brooklyn actress has already been praised for her performance in the film following previous premieres at the Sundance film festivals. The book describes Amy’s return…
Read MoreRebus: Release date and new pictures revealed for iconic crime drama
Detective John Rebus will be back on our screens for the first time in 20 years this month as actor Richard Rankin launches the TV reboot. The Outlander star will take over from Ken Stott who last played the police detective in 2004. Now it has been announced the first episode from the new crime…
Read MoreLandward: New season back on BBC Scotland this month
The Landward team return to our screens this month for the new Spring series. They’ll be digging deep into the issues and stories from across the Scottish countryside, celebrating, farming, food, wildlife, environment, and lots more. Presenter Dougie Vipond, is joined by Anne McAlpine, Shahbaz Majeed, Arlene Stuart, Cammy Wilson and Scottish Field’s own Rosie Morton.…
Read MoreBig Banana Feet: Lost Billy Connolly film comes to cinemas after being found on eBay
Nearly 50 years ago, Billy Connolly was in Northern Ireland filming Big Banana Feet. The edgy fly-on-the-wall documentary followed the comedian around the country’s volatile landscape at the height of the Troubles. It was a challenging filming process. Just three weeks before Connolly arrived three musicians of a popular cabaret band were shot and killed…
Read MoreBBC announces two new series of hit drama Shetland
The BBC has announced two new series of the hit drama show, Shetland, have been commissioned. Filming for the ninth series will begin this month in locations on the Shetland Isles and across Scotland, with a tenth series to follow. There was speculation whether Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell would reprise their roles after series…
Read MoreHarry Potter: Movie fans gather at Edinburgh Castle for film screening
Around 8,500 Harry Potter fans are expected to gather at Edinburgh Castle this summer to watch an outdoor screening of the first Harry Potter movie accompanied by a live orchestra. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will play alongside an open-air showing of the 2001 classic film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A 39ft…
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