Welcome to Film Hebrides
Film Hebrides is the first website dedicated to screen productions in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, and one of the eleven fascinating VisitHebrides.com websites!
If you are looking for an interesting theme for your visit to the Hebrides, then why not base your holiday around a tour of some of the beautiful places in the islands which have featured in films and TV productions.
If you are a fan of the old classic, Whisky Galore, you could pay a pilgrimage to both the Isle of Eriskay, where the true story took place or the Isle of Barra, where this dry comedy was filmed. If you are searching for a real adventure then cast yourself away on the deserted Hebridean Island of Taransay which was home to the popular BBCs series Castaway 2000.
Harris is a must for film lovers. From the 1960s when the Bays of Harris featured as Jupiter in Stanley Kubricks's 2001: A Space Odyssey, to the 21st century, in which it has already been used to film a popular BBC drama series, Gruth is Uachdar (Crowdie and Cream) and a feature film, Rocket Post, Harris' fantastic combination of stunning scenery and traditional island culture keep attracting the film makers.
The last number of years have been a good period for the Outer Hebrides on our television screens, with a number of high profile programmes filming in the area.
Channel 4 rating success stories such as "The F-Word" with Gordon Ramsay and "Wife Swap", the BBC’s epic series "Coast" visited the islands and a return is planned for shooting a second series.
Gaelic productions have also played their part with "Tir is Teanga" and "Comadaidh Oir" filming episodes for their recent series in the Outer Hebrides. Comadaidh Oir has just returned to the area to film Series 2.
A range of film-makers continue to explore our diverse islands’ nature, bringing programmes and documentaries covering brochs, the search for love, and peoples’ hopes and dreams to our shores.
Young’s, Bird’s Eye and Jeep have all come to enlist our stunning land and seascapes in selling their products to the world.
And finally, the next generation of filmmakers has already made its presence felt in the Outer Hebrides with students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama visiting last year to make a film about the Iolair Disaster.
Film and television companies continue to recognise the unique beauty of the Outer Hebrides and through their programmes and films show the rest of the world what a special place we live in.
There's a lot more to see besides: this site contains information on the productions, locations, the real life stories and impressions from the cast and crew. There is also a Hebrides Film Tour Map which allows you to pinpoint the exact locations used.
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