Thread by @ScotExpress

In honour of Outlander's return in March we thought we'd share a few interesting facts you might not know about the show. 📺💙

The large central standing stone which transports Claire back in time is inspired by the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan were producers for season five. 🎥

Balfe joked that if the season was good they would take full credit, but added: "If there are any complaints, don’t call us." 😂

David Berry who plays fan favourite Lord John Grey is Australian. 🇦🇺

When the character was being cast there weren't many Scottish actors available, so the casting directors had to look further afield.

And we're so pleased they did! 💙

Outlander films special extra scenes for bonus content on Blu-ray/DVDs. 💿🎥

So if you want to know how Young Ian won his dog, Rollo, you know where to look!

Many Outlander actors have admitted to wearing their kilts in the traditional way.

Sam Heughan said: "I’m a true Scotsman, and one of the joys of working on the show is wearing the kilt... It can actually be very comfortable." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Author Diana Gabaldon didn't ever plan to publish Outlander. 📘😲

She explained: "Outlander was my practice book... I was never going to show it to anyone, so it didn’t matter what I did with it."

Diana Gabaldon's first Outlander novel was inspired by an episode of Doctor Who.

The writer says watching Frazer Hines, as the Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon, in The War Games influenced the character of Jamie Fraser. 📺

Sam Heughan doesn’t think Jamie should have gotten involved with Claire. 💔

When asked what Jamie would tell his season one self if he could go back in time, Heughan said: "Don’t go near her. Your life is going to be a mess. She just turns his world upside down."

Diana Gabaldon's first impression of Sam Heughan was that he was 'grotesque'. 😮

But she quickly changed her mind when she saw his audition tape.

Diana said: "He was gone: it was just Jamie Fraser... He had the exact right combination of menace, sex, everything." 💙