Edinburgh is no stranger to the big screen, with classic films and TV programmes having been filmed or set here. Many will know of classics like Sunshine on Leith, Trainspotting and Hallam Foe as well as more recent films including the ninth instalment of Fast and the Furious and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
There are also several TV shows based or partially filmed in the Capital, including Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Ian Rankin’s detective series Rebus and Good Omens.
We asked our readers to tell us their favourite film or TV show based or filmed in Edinburgh and here are some of their top suggestions. From Looking After Jo Jo, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Angels’ Share to Hollywood blockbusters like The Avengers, Edinburgh’s picturesque views certainty lend themselves to the screen.
Here are 13 films and TV shows filmed in Edinburgh. Let us know in the comments what you think of the list.
9. Avengers: Infinity War
The 2018 blockbuster sees legendary Marvel heroes including Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and Spiderman join forces to save the universe from destruction. Edinburgh locations include Waverley Station, Cockburn Street, the Royal Mile and St Giles’ Cathedral Photo: yogi59, flickr
10. Crime
An adaption from Irvine Welsh’s novel with the same name, Crime was first broadcast in 2021 and filmed across Edinburgh and Glasgow. Starring Dougray Scott as detective Ray Lennox, we follow his journey investigating the abduction of a school girl whilst he battles his inner daemons. The second series was first aired in September this year Photo: Euan Cherry/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
11. Filth
Based on Irvine Welsh's novel with the same name, Filth stars James McAvoy as the psychopathic Edinburgh Detective Sergeant, Bruce Robertson. In the 2013 film we see the manipulative policeman get up to no good across a range of locations including the Grassmarket, Merchant Street, Castlehill and Victoria Street Photo: Ross, flickr
12. Sunshine on Leith
The 2013 film tells the story of Edinburgh soldiers returning home from a tour of Afghanistan and the struggles they face settling into normal life after serving in war. Adapted from the popular stage musical with a greatest hits soundtrack by the Proclaimers, Sunshine on Leith is a visual love letter to Edinburgh, with stunning images of the Castle, Grassmarket, the Mound, Calton hill, Royal Mile and the Shore. Photo: cast of Sunshine on Leith Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for DDA