Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council’s Film service continues to work with production companies and Screen Scotland to attract inward investment across the area. From 2021 to 2023, 89 productions filmed in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute, with an estimated local production spend of £1.1 million. The sector continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic with a substantial rise in filming requests now starting to come in.
Productions include:
- Top Gear at Oban Airport
- BBC drama ‘Float’, filmed at the former Helensburgh Swimming Pool
- Murder Island, a drama written by Iain Rankin – filmed on Gigha
- Disney, Star Wars Andor, filmed in and around Cruachan Mountain
- BBC Martin Compston’s Highland Fling, filmed in Dunoon, Loch Lomond, Strathlachlan and Strachur
- Cbeebies, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers, filmed in Oban, Connel and Mull
Councillor Liz McCabe, Policy Lead for Islands and Business Development:
“In Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute, we are proud to be able to offer some of the world’s best scenic backdrops to the screen industry. Filming in the area not only brings a welcome economic boost to local businesses and services, it also provides opportunities to market the area and boost visitor numbers through increased film tourism.â€
The Film in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ team works closely with services across the council and Screen Scotland, to help identify locations and facilitate productions.
For more information on filming in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute visit