Filming of the latest Fast and Furious movie brought around £1m to Glasgow, it has been revealed.

The council’s deputy leader David McDonald has heaped praise on the Glasgow Film Office for their work in bringing stars such as Idris Elba to the city.

He remained tight-lipped on whether there are any more blockbusters are due to be filmed in the city centre.

And he also refused to be drawn on the possibility of creating new film studios in Glasgow.

But he said: “I had the chance last week to visit the (Fast and Furious) set with staff from our Film Office and to hear directly from the film crew what a valuable service the office provides and how it makes a real difference to the work.

“In 2017 alone we hosted 180 productions, of which 14 were large scale productions which contributed approximately £15m to the wider city economy.

“From World War Z to Trainspotting 2, The Wife and major television productions, such as Outlander and The Cry, Glasgow has developed a reputation within the industry as a screen-friendly city.”

Mr McDonald confirmed that the money from filming doesn’t all go directly into the council’s budget.

He said much of it goes towards hotel stays, catering, vehicle hire, tradespeople, local crews and facilities.

But he admitted the local authority will be compensated for road closures, pay and display parking closures and for use of council-run facilities.

He added: “We take every opportunity to make Glasgow available to productions large and small, from major Hollywood films all the way through to the independent sector.

“One of the challenges we have is a lot of the contractual issues meaning we can’t talk about a lot of the upcoming attractions that may or may not be coming to the city.

“Glasgow is Scotland’s film city and we’ll do everything we can to continue to build that reputation.”

More than 20 streets, including parts of Renfield Street, Hope Street, West Nile Street and George Square, were closed during Fast and Furious filming.

Those roads were used to recreate the city of London for the film, which included a red Routemaster bus with Paddington as its destination being filmed in some of the scenes.

Last week Idris Elba was seen lying in a pool of broken glass and throwing a bike helmet to the ground as part of the shoot.