‘Dept Q’ Training Programme Launched By Netflix, Left Bank & Sony

Netflix and Left Bank are looking to blood the next generation of Scottish talent via a training programme on hit series Dept. Q.

The show, which has been a huge hit for the streamer and is made out of Scotland, will next season have 20 paid trainee roles for local talent when cameras roll later this year.

Left Bank owner Sony Pictures and Screen Scotland are also contributing to the programme, which is “designed to create meaningful, paid entry‑level opportunities across a wide range of on‑set and production roles,” its architects said. The trainees will work in a range of different departments on the show.

Department Q has been one of Netflix’s biggest UK hits of late. Starring Matthew Goode and Chloe Pirrie, it follows a top detective, recently injured, attempting to resolve cold cases.

Netflix UK content boss Anne Mensah said: “Dept. Q has always benefitted from the incredible depth of talent in Scotland, both on and off screen. With this programme, we’re proud to build on that foundation, working with Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television and Screen Scotland to create opportunities for emerging Scottish talent to gain hands-on experience on a major production and begin building lasting careers in the industry.”

Scottish talent were in the spotlight last year with a furore over how many crew based there were working on The Traitors, which is set in a Scottish castle but made by a London-headquartered producer.