KEIGHLEY'S role as a destination for film-makers was cited as one of the factors helping to secure millions for the Yorkshire economy.

New figures from Screen Yorkshire reveal that the county's economy has been boosted by an estimated £20 million through film and television production.

The sum was publicised as the latest film backed the Yorkshire Content Fund – Testament of Youth – hit the cinemas.

This cinematic adaptation of Vera Brittain’s First World War memoirs was partly filmed on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, (K&WVR) and stars Alicia Vickander, Kit Harington, Dominic West and Emily Watson.

It is the latest big investment from the agency, with its £15m content fund, backed by the European Regional Development Fund.

Since its launch, it has supported television series, such as Peaky Blinders and The Great Train Robbery – which both also included scenes filmed on the K&WVR.

Screen Yorkshire says the money injected into Yorkshire's economy through film and television production has come through employment, location fees and accommodation.

Scenes for Testament of Youth were shot in and around Keighley Railway Station during two days last March.

The production portrays the upheavals endured by Vera Brittain, who volunteers as a nurse and sets off for France during the First World War.

The filming on the K&WVR included dialogue sequences within a specially constructed tearoom and on carriages, including some from Ingrow Museum of Rail Travel. About 50 K&WVR volunteers were involved in helping to ensure the filming went smoothly.