THE producer of hit TV show Outlander has called for Scotland to have the “political will” to build a film and TV industry.
David Brown said a change in outlook is needed. He told Holyrood’s Culture and Tourism Committee: “Political will is about shifting that gear, changing that perception and saying as a nation, ‘we want to build that industry’.
“And it’s our choice. You can let it continue as a kind of a victim industry, that’s always got its hands, out, always saying we need more, we need special breaks, or you can shift the gear and attract businesses like Outlander and it’s our choice.
“If you have two or three Outlanders, the amount of inward investment is staggering. It’s not just the building ... it’s about you in government saying, ‘we want to change it, we want an industry, we don’t want to be an offshoot of London’.”
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