Bill Forsyth Movies
- 1983
Local Hero
Local Hero6.71983HD
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
- 1981
Gregory's Girl
Gregory's Girl6.71981HD
A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
- 1999
Gregory's Two Girls
Gregory's Two Girls4.81999HD
Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When two of his pupils...
- 1984
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy6.61984HD
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between...
- 1994
Being Human
Being Human51994HD
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
- 1980
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling6.21980HD
Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless...
- 1989
Breaking In
Breaking In5.51989HD
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as...
- 1987
Housekeeping
Housekeeping6.51987HD
In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of...
- 2010
The Beast Pageant
The Beast Pageant9.52010HD
Abraham lives deep in the heart of an industrial wasteland. His only companion is a giant machine. Inside the machine is a man and a woman who take...
- 1983
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'01983HD
A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."
- 1986
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth61986HD
An interview for Scottish television of film director Bill Forsyth
- 1981
Andrina
Andrina71981HD
Captain Bill Torvald has retired to his quiet home in Orkney after fifty years at sea. When a young woman, Andrina, begins visiting him through the...
- 1972
Highlands
Highlands01972HD
The industries of the Scottish Highlands.
- 1985
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman01985HD
A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'. Chris Menges discusses his early career in...
- 1971
Island of the Big Cloth
Island of the Big Cloth01971HD
The story of Harris Tweed and its Hebridean homeland.
- 1969
KH-4
KH-421969HD
A young artist struggles to seek inspiration from a slowly crumbling cityscape. Moving Image Archive: http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/3631
- 1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)01983HD
Documentary for Scottish television about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."
- 1971
Glasgow 1980
Glasgow 198061971HD
A documentary, edited by Bill Forsyth, promoting the proposed development of Glasgow in the 1970s.
- 1974
Polar Power
Polar Power01974HD
A look at the manufacture and use of Polar diesel engines.
- 1967
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond01967HD
The scenery and wildlife around Loch Lomond, Scotland, and the people who live and work there.