Edinburgh in popular culture

Books

• One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
• Complicity by Iain Banks was partly set in Edinburgh
• The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by James Boswell
• The Dresden Files novels Turn Coat and Changes, by Jim Butcher, have scenes set in the White Council's stronghold which is hidden within Castle Rock.
• The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
• One Day by David Nicholls was partly set in Edinburgh, notably the University of Edinburgh and Arthur's Seat amongst other locations
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
• The Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin
• The Heart of Midlothian by Walter Scott
• 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
• The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
• Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, is often considered as resembling Edinburgh more than London, where it is set
• The Existential Detective by Alice Thompson
• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

  Film

• The Body Snatcher
• Bonnie Prince Charlie
• The 39 Steps
• Challenge to Lassie
• The Battle of the Sexes
• Journey to the Center of the Earth
• Greyfriars Bobby
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
• Chariots of Fire
• Restless Natives
• Shallow Grave
• Jude
• Trainspotting
• Festival
• Driving Lessons
• Mary Reilly
• Women Talking Dirty
• The Debt Collector
• Complicity
• 16 Years of Alcohol
• Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
• Death Defying Acts
• Hallam Foe
• New Town Killers
• The Illusionist
• Burke and Hare
• One Day
• Filth
• Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
• Sunshine on Leith
• T2 Trainspotting
• Cloud Atlas

  Music

• The Incredible String Band
• Bay City Rollers
• The Exploited
• The Fuse
• Hidden Orchestra
• Idlewild
• The Proclaimers
• The Rezillos
• Shooglenifty
• The Love Decree
• Pilot

  Video games

• Test Drive 5
• Project Gotham Racing 2 has one racetrack set in Edinburgh
• contains models of both Forth Bridges
• Memento Mori
• Forza Horizon 4