"Director: Charles Gormley"

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  • The Peter McDougall Collection (5 Disc)The Peter McDougall Collection (5 Disc) | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Peter McDougall has played a huge role in Scotland's television history. His controversial and gritty dramas written for the BBC spawned a whole new era in regional programming and have been a profound influence on many modern playwrights and actors. Three of these plays were screened in the 1970s as part of BBC's Play For Today series. Down Among The Big Boys is a more recent tale from the 90's Screen One series. Four timeless classic dramas in one great package. Just Another Saturday: Glasgow on the day of the Orange Walk Jon Morrison is the eager baton twirling parade leader gradually coming to terms with the violent truth behind the symbolic pageantry. The Elephant's Graveyard: Two men spend a day together talking their way through their mutual alienation from the world of employment but what does the future hold? Just A Boy's Game: Jake played by Frankie Miller lives forever in the shadow of his dying grandfather who was once the hardest man in the town. Despite their hatred of each other Jake tries to live up to the reputation that is his legacy. One day as Jake drinks fights and drifts his way through life a bleak realization dawns... Down Among The Big Boys: CID officer Louie Gibbons is about to marry Claire Donnelly daughter of Jo Jo. He believes that Claire's father is a businessman. However Jo Jo's latest business venture is to rob a local bank - and Louie is put in charge of the investigation.

  • Down Among The Big Boys [1993]Down Among The Big Boys | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Originally broadcast as part of the BBC's 'Play for Today' series in 1993 this Glasgow-set drama stars Billy Connolly as JoJo Donnelly a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. However when JoJo finds out that his daughter Claire (Ashley Jenesen) is set to marry Louie Gibbons (Douglas Henshall) the detective assigned to investigate his case he must move swiftly to begin an exercise in risk management.

  • Heavenly Pursuits [DVD]Heavenly Pursuits | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Sometimes all you need is a wing and a prayer. Vic Mathews (Tom Conti) loves two things in life, teaching the remedial class at Glasgow’s Blessed Edith Semple School and beautiful colleague Ruth Chancellor (Helen Mirren). When the school authorities decide to pursue full canonization of their namesake, little miracles begin to occur and Vic has to reassess his beliefs. Reunited in The Tempest, Conti and Mirren, first created an electrical storm in Scottish writer/director Charles Gormley’s charming and quirky comic drama. Featuring an exclusive score by Scottish composer BA Robertson and containing Ewen Bremner’s first screen appearance as little Stevie Deans, Heavenly Pursuits is a wee revelation. Extras include: Image Gallery

  • Living Apart Together [DVD]Living Apart Together | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

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