Film and TV crews spent £3 million in Somerset last year - that's before tourism impact
The new film office for Somerset has been giving an update
Film and TV crews have spent £3-million in Somerset just in the past year, according to new figures.
That's on things like food and accommodation and it comes as the latest production - which has been taking place around Bishops Lydeard has now wrapped up.
A 'screen Somerset' office was set up a year ago to coordinate filming requests - which help boost tourism - following the success of productions like Wolf Hall and Hot Fuzz.
It comes as the Government's unveiled a 60-million pound fund to drive growth through what it calls 'turbo-charging the creative industries.