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Scotland Primed for Outlander debut
VisitScotland has today welcomed the news that Outlander fans in Scotland and the rest of the UK will now be able to watch the big-budget television series on Amazon.
The Sony Pictures Television production, which was filmed in a studio in Cumbernauld and in other Scottish locations including Doune Castle and Culross, will be available on Amazon Prime Instant Video from 26 March.
Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland, said: “We are thrilled that fans here in Scotland and throughout the rest of the UK will soon be able to enjoy Outlander on Amazon Prime. Scotland is the land that inspired Outlander and, as author Diana Gabaldon revealed in an interview with VisitScotland, her stories have not only inspired people to visit this country, but to move here.
“We have already seen a real buzz around Outlander and the starring role Scotland plays in the show. I’m sure many viewers who see Scotland at its dazzling best in the series will be encouraged to come here and see the country for themselves.”
Based on the bestselling novels by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall (played by Caitriona Balfe), a married English combat nurse from 1945 who, while on her second honeymoon in Inverness, is mysteriously swept back in time to the 18th-century Scottish Highlands. There she meets Jamie (played by Scottish actor Sam Heughan), a chivalrous young warrior, with whom she becomes romantically entwined.
Chris Bird, Content Strategy Director, Amazon Prime Instant Video, added: “Filmed against a backdrop of awe-inspiring Scottish landscapes with a stellar British cast, we’re truly delighted to be bringing this epic Scottish love story home for the fans.”
In an online interview with VisitScotland last year, Diana said: “The photography is amazing, not that Scotland by itself isn’t amazing, but the way they’ve photographed it. Ron (Moore, the producer) said from the beginning when he realised that we could film in Scotland – which is what he and I both wanted – that it must be as much a character in the show as any of the actual cast members, and it certainly is. It’s just spectacular.”
To find out more about VisitScotland’s promotion of Outlander, go to www.visitscotland.com/outlander
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- The organisation has three key roles:
- To market Scotland to all parts of the world to attract visitors
- To provide information – and inspiration – to visitors and potential visitors so they get the best out of a visit to Scotland
- To provide quality assurance to visitors and quality advice to the industry and partners to help the industry meet and strive to exceed customer expectations
- VisitScotland works together with tourism businesses to make tourism a success for everyone and ensure the industry continues to grow.
- The organisation employs 700 people and has offices and VisitScotland Information Centres across Scotland.
- According to a recent Deloitte study, the tourism economy supports 270,000 jobs in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. The same study calculates that the tourism economy contributes £11 billion annually (direct and indirect impact, including day visits) and supports around 10 per cent of employment in Scotland. Almost 16 million tourists take overnight trips to Scotland.
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Year of Food and Drink 2015
- 2015 is the Year of Food and Drink, a celebration of Scotland’s natural larder and the role that food and drink plays in shaping our economic success.
- Scotland generates over £2.5m per day through food and drink tourism.
- A series of themed months will create an appetite for key areas of Scotland’s food and drink industries – from seafood and whisky to berries and high-quality meat
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