Lights, Camera, Dundee!: Filming Locations in Dundee, Tayside, and Angus

Roll out the red carpet: Dundee is ready for its close-up! You may not find it on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Scotland's amazing East Coast has played a starring role in more screen productions than you might imagine. From gritty dramas to glossy music videos, "Lights, Camera, Dundee!" is your all-access pass to the region's most iconic, quirky, and surprising filming locations across Dundee, Tayside, and Angus.

Whether it's a bustling city street reimagined for a crime thriller, or a sleepy village that stole the show in a hit TV drama, this remarkable region offers a backdrop as rich and varied as the stories it has helped tell. With its unique blend of history, creativity, and stunning scenery, Dundee isn't just worth watching - it's a place that's always worth visiting too.

Join film buffs Thomas A. Christie and Julie Christie on a behind-the-scenes tour through the region's streets, coastlines, and countryside, discovering how local landmarks were transformed into unforgettable movie moments. Whether you're a curious local, a cinephile, or just love a good bit of film trivia, this entertaining guide is packed with fascinating facts, surprising star appearances, and a fresh appreciation for Scotland's role in the global entertainment industry.

So grab your director's chair, cue the drone shot, and prepare for a reel adventure. Because in this extraordinary part of Scotland, every street has a story, and around every corner might just be your next favourite scene.

Dr Thomas A. Christie is a Scottish author with research interests in popular culture, literary analysis, interactive fiction and modern cinema. He has many years of experience as a literary and publishing professional, working in collaboration with several publishing companies on both sides of the Atlantic including Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Applause Books, Crescent Moon Publishing and Robert Greene Publishing. His full-length works to date have focused upon subjects such as cinema history and literary criticism, as well as the production of original prose fiction.His work has featured at international venues including at the Centre Pompidou in Paris as part of a major exhibition focusing on the filmography of award-winning director Richard Linklater in December 2019, and in conjunction with the Banco do Brasil Cultural Centre in Rio de Janeiro relating to an extensive exhibition on the life and films of cinematic polymath Mel Brooks in February 2020. He and his books have featured in many publications including The Smithsonian Magazine, Books from Scotland, Vice, The Digital Bits, Le Temps, Dwell, The Media Education Journal, History Scotland and Retro Gamer. He has also spoken about his research in interviews and on radio - including on BBC Radio Scotland, Newstalk and Times Radio.​A passionate advocate of the written word and literary arts, Tom was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2018. Fellowship to this learned society is only awarded to those who can demonstrate that they have made significant contributions to social change, progress and development, and who support the RSA's mission to find practical solutions to social challenges. The RSA Fellowship is a community of leaders in the fields of art, literature, journalism and business who have made noteworthy contributions to society, culture or the arts.Tom is also a member of the Society of Authors, the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society, and the Federation of Writers Scotland. Over the years he has produced original writing for respected organisations such as Stirling Heritage Alliance (formerly Stirling District Tourism), the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum and the Dementia Services Development Centre, a leading independent higher education research unit based at the University of Stirling. Additionally, he is regularly involved in public speaking events and has delivered guest lectures and presentations about his work at many locations around the United Kingdom.Tom holds a PhD in English Studies, on the subject of Scottish Literature, from the University of Stirling. He has also been awarded a first-class Honours degree in Literature and a Master's degree in Humanities, specialising with distinction in British cinema history, from the Open University in Milton Keynes. He is currently an associate lecturer in publishing with Forth Valley College's Stirling Campus.For enquiries related to the commissioning of new work from Tom, his literary agent is Professor Robert Lecker of the Robert Lecker Agency in Montreal, Canada.

Julie Christie has been working in different roles within business and the third sector for more than three decades. Over the years she has worked with a number of charitable organisations such as Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Aberlour Childcare Trust, the Alzheimer's Society, the Royal Voluntary Service and Town Break Dementia Care. She was also an associate with the University of Stirling, where she was involved in the development of Dementia Friendly Communities. Julie is currently the Business and Fundraising Manager for Start Up Stirling, the city's food bank.She brings considerable experience from the commercial retail industry, having held posts with national companies including AstraZeneca, Marks and Spencer, Goldsmiths, Thorntons and Laura Ashley. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of Glasgow and a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class Honours in Sociology and Social Policy from the Open University, which she loved doing as it concentrated on the things that fascinated her about people and culture as well as exploring how we can both see the same thing and yet hold an entirely different point of view.Her hardest job was dealing with fraught brides when she worked in the wedding trade, where she had to develop her tea-making skills as well as occasionally mopping up tears! The most rewarding job of all - and also the worst-paid - was looking after her late Mum, who had to live with many chronic illnesses.Julie had never tried being self-employed, so - given her passion for lifelong learning and literacy - the next logical step was to co-found a publishing business, Extremis Publishing Ltd., which continues in the long history of publishing in the city of Stirling. She is convinced that real life is always more interesting than fiction.Her view on life is that you should never be afraid to try new things, everyone should have a fair chance, that living life is way more interesting than doing the dusting, and that she has never found a box of chocolates that she hasn't liked yet!