Ann Scott-Jones
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The Nuclear Family
May 04, 19821999: A perma-redundant father takes his family on a strange ‘working holiday’, scrubbing floors in an undersea missile base.
Science Fiction
The Princess Stallion
Nov 26, 1997Following the death of her mother, Sarah, a Californian teenager, is sent to live with her father in the Scottish Highlands. After a riding accident she is befriended by a fascinating old hermit named Fergus, who has spent his life living in the mountains and whose home is a haven for wounded animals. Through her friendship with Fergus, Sarah discovers the beautiful legendary Princess Stallion and embarks upon the adventure of a lifetime.
Family
The Key
Sep 16, 2003The story of three generations told against the backdrop of the 20th century. The drama focuses on the life of Mary Corrigan, from her days as a rebellious mill worker in 1915 and her doomed love affair for a man who must fight for his country, through to her final days in the run up to the British General Election of 1997.
God Help the Girl
Aug 22, 2014La jeune Eve écrit des chansons en rêvant de les entendre un jour à la radio.À l'issue d'un concert, elle rencontre James, musicien timide et romantique qui donne des cours de guitare à Cassie, une fille des quartiers chics.Dans un Glasgow pop et étudiant, ils entreprennent bientôt de monter leur propre groupe.Un film musical de Stuart Murdoch, leader du groupe Belle et Sebastian.
Comedy
Restless Natives
Jun 01, 1985Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of tourists in the highlands. In the process they become folk heroes to the locals. Their adventures make for a whimsical and gentle comedy, in the Bill Forsyth vein.
Comedy
Local hero
Feb 17, 1983Une multinationale décide d'implanter un complexe pétrolier dans un petit village de pécheurs du Nord de l’Écosse. Les tractations que mènent technocrates et villageois prennent une tournure bien surprenante.
Comedy
The Thin End of the Wedge
Dec 20, 1977A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own.
Comedy
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Jan 15, 1993Eight years ago, Gavin, the artistic son of a Scots-Italian ice-cream dynasty, turned his back on Glasgow and moved south to London to make his name illustrating children's books. Now, frustrated and broke, his Uncle Sal appears with an offer. Gavin's father has sold the family business and to get his share of the proceeds, Gavin must return home for his father's birthday party. Swayed by the money, he sets off north and picks up a hitchhiker with a secret. Their journey is difficult but ultimately rewarding.
Comedy
It Could Happen to Anybody
Aug 14, 1984"It never done a woman any harm to be at the end o' a back-hander." In a society where drunkenness and battered wives are treated as 'normal', Jean McLeod attempts to hold her family together. But after a particularly severe beating she decides to fight back.
Drama
Play for Today
Aug 28, 1984Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
Drama
