Address Envy

Changing trains at Crewe this morning I met a woman who has one of the best addresses in Scotland and probably one of the best parking spaces too. Her name is Trish Shorthouse and she runs the Highlands and Islands Film Commission. She, like myself and Mike Walker, was negotiating the Saturday rail timetables in an effort to get from Caernarfon to Inverness by train-hopping at Bangor, Crewe and Birmingham. So we got to talking about her job and the recent arrival of Bollywood film crews in Inverness.

Trish, it turns out, is one of the people who persaudes film companies to shoot their movies in the Highlands. She works with agencies such as Scottish Screen and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and will talk to location managers from all around the world. Over and above the big feature films there is also a steady demand from the advertising industry. Just think of all those car adverts where luxury vehicles are seen twisting and turning through mountain roads.

When we traded business cards I realised that Trish is based in offices tucked behind Inverness Sheriff court. That's also where she parks her car and her address is given as simply 'Inverness Castle'.

Just think how they'll react to that in Hollywood.

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