The UK film industry has had more ups and downs than Robbie Williams has had anti-depressants.
2003 was the biggest year ever. More than £1.1 billion was spent on production. Among the 45 major UK films produced that year were box office favourites Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
There was further UK involvement in 177 films with budgets over half a million, and a 21 percent increase in the number of indigenous films being made. The money spent on British productions rose a whopping 77 percent to £277 million compared with £156 million in 2002.
