When Star Wars took over a Scottish hydro scheme

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The makers of Andor said filming in Argyll was a highlight of the show's on-location work.

A photograph taken inside the Hollow Mountain hydro-power in 1974

Andor is a prequel to the 2016 Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One and follows main character Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna. The first of its 12 episodes was shown in September. Hull, who also worked on HBO's TV mini series Chernobyl, said: "A highlight of on-location shooting was traveling the production to the Cruachan Dam."The hydro scheme and surrounding landscape were used to represent a planet in the Star Wars storiesAndor's production team were intrigued with the idea of creating a planet in a Scottish landscapeHull said the production crew had been intrigued with the idea of creating a planet in Scotland's mountains.

He said: "So many of the Star Wars planets are desert or ice, so it was interesting to find a tangible landscape that could form a different version of a planet.”Funds went towards a new vehicle for Oban Mountain Rescue Team and creating a rural defibrillator network with community councils. A donation was made to support the ongoing maintenance and restoration of St Conans Kirk, a historic visitor attraction in the Argyll village of Lochawe.

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