Overview
- Emergency services were called to FirstStage Studios in Leith after a report of a seriously injured man, who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police Scotland has said the death is not being treated as suspicious and that inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
- Left Bank Pictures said it was “deeply shocked and saddened,” offered support to colleagues and referred media queries to the production company.
- The Health and Safety Executive is liaising with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Police Scotland about the incident.
- FirstStage Studios regularly hosts major Netflix and Amazon productions, and the event could have operational and welfare implications for cast and crew working on Dept Q’s second season.