Now Showing: Edinburgh on Screen

The Secret Agent
Sunday July 17th, BBC One 9pm

Edinburgh doubled for the Victorian streets of London in this three part BBC adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s classic novel.

Toby Jones stars as Soho shopkeeper/Russian spy, Verloc on a mission to incite a terrorist attack on the Greenwich Observatory. The Secret Agent also features Vicky McClure as Verloc’s wife, Winnie, and Stephen Graham as Chief Inspector Heat.

The production spent over five weeks in the Edinburgh city region in late 2015 helping set a record breaking year for film production in the region. Both Edinburgh's New Town and Old Town were transformed to Victorian London while sets were constructed at Newbattle Abbey. Gosford and Hopetoun are also featured.

The BFG
In cinemas nationwide Friday July 14th

Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of one of Roald Dahl's best loved childrens stories starring Oscar-winner Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant hits the big screen this month.

When a young orphan Sophie befriends a kind giant dubbed the Big Friendly Giant, the travel to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the child eating giants that are invading the human world.

The production came to East Lothian under a cloak of secrecy for one scene, details of which to follow, but rest assured we will all be looking out for it! Suffice to say we were delighted that we could facilitate this production.

UK’s Best Part Time Band
Now showing on BBC iPlayer
Rhod Gilbert and Midge Ure travel the country on a mission to find the UK's best part-time band including Edinburgh’s own ska band, Bombskare.