My Childhood
The first part of Bill Douglas’ influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-’40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape – he paid for it with the money…
Ring of Bright Water
Stuck in a dead-end job, Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Together they set out to explore…
It’s Never Too Late
To Laura Hammond’s large family, she is simply the mother who makes all their lives run more smoothly. But although they don’t know it, she is a very successful novelist…
Doctor in the House
The first of the seven “Doctor” films, based on Richard Gordon’s novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin’s hospital…
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becomes enough of a nuisance to…