Eddie Izzard has a great bit about British Film. Something, if I recall correctly, about how if a movie made any bit of money in the UK, Hollywood would buy it right up and change the script around. Taking "Remains of the Day" and adding killer robots and a rambo character to kill them. He also mentioned something like if the British made Star Wars it would just be Princess Leia and whoever the other characters were (I've never actually seen these films) opening and shutting doors, arranging matches and looking uncomfortable.

"Um...er...yes, well. I'd better go"
(Uncomfortable British Silence)
"Perhaps you'd better"
(Uncomfortable, Repressed British Silence)
"Right"
(Uncomfortable, Repressed, yet Longing British Silence)
exit

In the spirit of full disclosure however, two of all my all-time favorite films, Trainspotting and Velvet Goldmine were made on those mess of islands you've all got up there.