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Man dies after serious injury at Edinburgh studio that has hosted Dept Q
A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being seriously injured at FirstStage Studios in Leith on 12 November 2026. Police say the death is not suspicious, and Left Bank Pictures says he was on its Dept Q crew.
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In brief
Emergency services were called around 3pm on Thursday, 12 November 2026, to FirstStage Studios in Leith, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Police Scotland said the death is not being treated as suspicious and that enquiries are continuing into the full circumstances.
Left Bank Pictures, the company behind Dept Q, said the man was a member of its Dept Q crew and that it was deeply shocked and saddened by his death.
A contractor is believed to have died in July 2022 in an accident involving a hydraulic lift at the studios, and that death is currently the subject of a Fatal Accident Inquiry.
- July 2022Contractor believed to have died in a hydraulic lift accident at the studios
- 29 MayDept Q season one airs
- August 2025Dept Q renewed for a second season
- 12 NovMan seriously injured at FirstStage Studios and pronounced dead at the scene shortly after
What happened
A man died on Thursday, 12 November 2026, after being seriously injured at FirstStage Studios in the Leith area of Edinburgh. Police Scotland said it received a call around 3pm about a seriously injured man at an industrial premises in the Bath Road area of the city. Emergency services attended, but he was pronounced dead a short time later. He has not been publicly named. Police Scotland confirmed the death and said that enquiries are continuing.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious, however, inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
The studio and its productions
The studio's website says it has hosted multiple series for Netflix and Amazon Prime. Productions that have filmed there include Dept Q, the Amazon Prime series The Rig, and the Bafta-nominated film The Outrun. Dept Q is a Netflix series whose first season aired on 29 May 2025. It stars Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck, a detective exiled to a newly formed cold case unit after a shooting in Edinburgh. Netflix renewed the series for a second season in August 2025. It is not known which production was being filmed at the studio at the time of the death, and FirstStage has not yet responded to requests for comment.
Production company response
Left Bank Pictures, the company behind Dept Q, said the man was a member of its Dept Q crew. The company said it was deeply shocked and saddened by the death.
“Our thoughts are with their family, friends and colleagues at this incredibly difficult time, and we are offering support for those affected.”
Earlier fatal accident at the studios
A contractor is believed to have died in July 2022 in an accident involving a hydraulic lift at the studios. That death is currently the subject of a Fatal Accident Inquiry. At the time, FirstStage offered condolences to the contractor's family and colleagues, saying it could not comment further while an investigation was under way. The two deaths are about four years apart.
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Sources and context
- Matthew Goode
- Actor who stars as DCI Carl Morck in Dept Q
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- Netflix
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