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Substance of Dreams (1988)
Character: Jason
'That man came to die here ... for a reason.' It is 33 years after Final War and an outsider has broken in to the City. Only Solus can probe his memories to discover his purpose, the substance of his dreams.
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The Three Hostages (1977)
Character: Kennedy
Retired British solider Richard Hannay is recruited by British intelligence in an attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy criminal organisation
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The Privilege (1982)
Character: Minister
A BAFTA award winning drama set in Orkney in the 19th century, depicting a wedding among the strong, hardworking, tenant farmers.
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Farewell Performance (1963)
Character: Andrews
After a pop singer is murdered, the police have to figure out which of his many enemies is responsible.
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Shakespeare's Mounted Foot (1979)
Character: N/A
The story of an aspiring actor's adventures around the Scottish Borders and northern England with a travelling theatre group.
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Orkney (1971)
Character: Sabiston
Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present.
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Laxdale Hall (1953)
Character: Fisherman
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.
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Sailor Beware! (1955)
Character: Carnoustie Bligh, AB
BBC television adaptation of the Philip King and Falkland L. Cary play about an imminent wedding becoming endangered by a domineering matriarch.
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Queen of Scots (1967)
Character: N/A
A dramatised account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, performed and broadcast live on Scottish Television on 29th November 1967 to mark STV's tenth anniversary.
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Character: Sam (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from Hollywood to Hong Kong cinema that spans a 20-year period. This one features action scenes from 16 action-packed movies featuring action gurus, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and many more.
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Beach Head (1969)
Character: Oliver MacDonald
On his thirty-seventh mission, Commandant Tom Decker and his colleague Ensign Warner-Carr become alarmed at what they find when their spaceship lands on Planet 0243/B.
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Tunes of Glory (1960)
Character: Officer
Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair, a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow. Resentful toward his replacement, Sinclair undermines Barrow's authority and damages his successor's reputation among the soldiers. Barrow faces an uphill battle in regaining the discipline and respect of his battalion.
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The Big Man (1990)
Character: Sam
An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Character: Guide
When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
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Mask of Dust (1954)
Character: Johnny Jackson, mechanic
An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital he must decide whether to continue in the Grand Prix, or make peace with his adversary. Featuring race car greats Stirling Moss, Reg Parnell, John Cooper, Alan Brown, Geoffrey Taylor and Leslie Marr.
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The Shattered Eye (1971)
Character: Randall
A chance meeting with an old tramp brings a violent force into a young painter's life.
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Rockets Galore (1958)
Character: Kenny Mcleod
The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world would be the perfect place for a rocket launch site.
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Brigadista (1985)
Character: N/A
When best-selling author James Fuller Hayes comes to Glasgow to publicise his personal account of the Spanish Civil War, a surprise reunion with two of his old comrades from the International Brigade reveals contradictory & devastating information. Technically, this was the last Play For Today ever made by the BBC, but it wasn't broadcast under the strand.
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You Lucky People! (1955)
Character: Jim Campbell
Reservist Tommy Smart - who has made his fortune since the war selling army surplus - arrives at an army camp, with his chauffeur/valet, for two weeks' training. Bank manager Corporal Jones is in Tommy's squad. Sylvia, Jones' daughter, wishes to marry Lieutenant Robson, a National Service officer. Smart is under the orders of his old enemy Sergeant Thickpenny and R.S.M. Brittain; various parade ground antics ensue.
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The Seekers (1954)
Character: Mackay
a group of British pioneers seek a new life in New Zealand.
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Innocents in Paris (1953)
Character: Andy MacGregor
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
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The 'Maggie' (1954)
Character: The Mate
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.
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Doctor Who: The Krotons (1969)
Character: Selris
The TARDIS arrives on the unnamed planet of the Gonds, who are ruled and taught in a form of self-perpetuating slavery by the alien Krotons — crystalline beings whose ship, the Dynatrope, crash-landed there thousands of years earlier after being damaged in a space battle. The Krotons are in suspended animation, in a crystalline slurry form, awaiting a time when they can be reconstituted by absorption of mental energy. Periodically, the two most brilliant Gond students are received into the Dynatrope, nominally to become "companions of the Krotons", but in truth to have their mental energy drained, after which they are killed.
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