Roddy McMillan

The Cromarty Bridge

The story of the bridge spanning the Cromarty Firth in northern Scotland.

Sweeney 2

The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum. The robbers are willing to kill their own team, to get away. As Jack Regan himself puts it after the first raid in the film: "I've never seen so many dead people". Armed with gold-plated Purdey shotguns, they evaded Regan and the Flying Squad for quite some time, before Regan finds encouragement from his Detective Chief Superintendent who was sent down for corruption because Jack wouldn't testify in court for him.

Willie Rough

In the dark days of 1914 Willie Rough set out to find work in Greenock. He becomes a shipbuilding shop steward and soon finds himself involved in a bitter political and industrial conflict.

Matchfit

A grumpy Scottish soccer boss meets a young fan in a TB sanatorium.

Keep Your Eye on Paisley

Life in the Scottish town of Paisley.

A Killer With Two Faces

A crazed killer escapes from an asylum and assumes the identity of his twin brother, a famous and respected architect.

The Bevellers

An ambitious apprentice glassmaker clashes with his new colleagues in a Glasgow workshop.

Chato's Land

In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.

Girl on the M1

A 'lorry driver groupie' decides to start a new life.

Orkney

Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present.

The Boy Who Wanted Peace

Two underprivileged Glaswegian youngsters are caught up in sectarian gang warfare after discovering crates stuffed with banknotes in the basement they use for a clubhouse.

The Patriot Game

Dominic Behan's play concerning the IRA’s bombing campaign in London in 1939

Justice Is a Woman

Julia Stafford is asked to defend a posh youth, an outsider in a conservative Scottish town, who is accused of murdering a girl.

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 the curious and magnificent natural wonders that surround their seaside home. Soon, Graham finds himself falling in love with the beautiful town doctor, Mary. Before long, the three become inseparable friends.

Male of the Species

Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a mendacious womanizer; a smooth-talking office flirt, Cornelius; and an aging barrister, Emlyn, who is enchanted by Mary's youthful vitality and charm.

The Visitors

good Samaritan who gives a stranded family a lift off the road, finds his life gets complicated when they move in on him.

Health of a City

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

The Mouse on the Moon

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid as well to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try and beat them to the moon.

A Prize of Arms

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.

The Amorous Prawn

While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in order to raise money for their dream retirement cottage.

The Trouble with Our Ivy

A feud over rose-growing escalates to manic proportions when one neighbor acquires a fast-growing creeper.

The Dumb Waiter

Two assassins wait for their victim, but they are unsettled by a dumb waiter.

The Big Day

A drama unfolding in the business world where shrewd methods are adopted by a boss to select a suitable yes-man for the Board.

The Battle of the Sexes

Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.

Snowball

A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until events take a tragic turn.

The Bridal Path

Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat unfortunate results that can come of the continued marrying of fairly close cousins in a restricted and remote community. Set in the Hebrides off Scotland, the story tells how Ewan MacEwan leaves the isle of Eorsa in search of the perfect wife, but finally returns to marry Katie.

Cat & Mouse

A GI deserter frames a girl for killing a blackmailer, and holds her captive while seeking gems.

The 'Maggie'

The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.

Laxdale Hall

A starchy parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote Scottish Highlands community, where the residents are protesting the poor condition of their road by withholding their taxes, and spend a few days among the locals.

Morning Departure

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?

The Gorbals Story

A successful artist recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. In flashback his recalls the events and characters he shared with in a slum tenement building.