Film office for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders
Film office for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders

Grow

John McPhail - 2024

Grow, Sky Films, c/o EIFF

John McPhail's family comedy about Charlie, the orphaned niece who goes to live with her curmudgeonly aunt Dinah in the 'pumpkin capital of the world', where the stakes are high to win the pumpkin-growing competition.

Starring Golda Rosheuvel, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Nick Frost, Joe Wilkinson, Tim McInnerny, Jane Horrocks and a cast of new faced, the film will be released on Sky and in cinemas after a UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August.

Production was based on the edge of Edinburgh, with locations including Barnton Bunker and Heart of Newhaven, Saughton Park Walled Garden, Lochside View, Preston Hall, QMU and the Dalmeny Estate.