The UK film industry contributed £4.6 billion to the economy during last year according to research published today by Oxford Economics.

The success of films including The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and The Inbetweeners in both domestic and foreign markets directly contributed £1.6 billion to the UK economy, rising to £4.6 billion from merchandise and tourism.

Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive at Pinewood Shepperton, said: “We now need to look at how to enable further investment in infrastructure and how to build on the UK's growing international reputation to boost exports."