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Dept. Q Crew Member Dies After Injury at Edinburgh Studio

Published 13 November 2026

A crew member working on the Netflix series Dept. Q died on November 13 after being found seriously injured at FirstStage Studios in Edinburgh, Police Scotland said. Emergency services were called to the studio at about 3 p.m., and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police Scotland said the death is not being treated as suspicious and that inquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances. The force has not provided a cause of death in the reports, and the crew member has not been publicly identified.

Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind Dept. Q, said it was deeply shocked and saddened by the death. The company said its thoughts were with the crew member’s family, friends and colleagues, and that it was offering support to those affected.

The death occurred at FirstStage Studios in the Leith area of Edinburgh, where emergency services responded after receiving a report of a seriously injured man. Police have not said how he was injured or described the circumstances leading to the emergency call.

The incident followed the completion of filming for the series’ second season. One report said filming wrapped in late October, roughly two weeks before the...

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