Bill Forsyth Movies

  • 1983
    Local Hero

    Local Hero

    Local Hero

    6.71983HD

    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.

    Local Hero
  • 1981
    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

    6.71981HD

    A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

    Gregory's Girl
  • 1999
    Gregory's Two Girls

    Gregory's Two Girls

    Gregory's Two Girls

    4.81999HD

    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...

    Gregory's Two Girls
  • 1984
    Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

    6.61984HD

    Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between...

    Comfort and Joy
  • 1994
    Being Human

    Being Human

    Being Human

    51994HD

    One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

    Being Human
  • 1980
    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    6.21980HD

    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...

    That Sinking Feeling
  • 1989
    Breaking In

    Breaking In

    Breaking In

    5.51989HD

    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...

    Breaking In
  • 1987
    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

    6.51987HD

    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...

    Housekeeping
  • 2010
    The Beast Pageant

    The Beast Pageant

    The Beast Pageant

    9.52010HD

    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...

    The Beast Pageant
  • 1983
    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    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."

    The South Bank Show: '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 Forsyth

    61986HD

    An interview for Scottish television of film director Bill Forsyth

  • 1981
    Andrina

    Andrina

    Andrina

    71981HD

    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...

    Andrina
  • 1972
    Highlands

    Highlands

    Highlands

    01972HD

    The industries of the Scottish Highlands.

    Highlands
  • 1985
    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    01985HD

    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...

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
  • 1971
    Island of the Big Cloth

    Island of the Big Cloth

    Island of the Big Cloth

    01971HD

    The story of Harris Tweed and its Hebridean homeland.

    Island of the Big Cloth
  • 1969
    KH-4

    KH-4

    KH-4

    21969HD

    A young artist struggles to seek inspiration from a slowly crumbling cityscape. Moving Image Archive: http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/3631

    KH-4
  • 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)

    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."

    The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
  • 1971
    Glasgow 1980

    Glasgow 1980

    Glasgow 1980

    61971HD

    A documentary, edited by Bill Forsyth, promoting the proposed development of Glasgow in the 1970s.

    Glasgow 1980
  • 1974
    Polar Power

    Polar Power

    Polar Power

    01974HD

    A look at the manufacture and use of Polar diesel engines.

    Polar Power
  • 1967
    Loch Lomond

    Loch Lomond

    Loch Lomond

    01967HD

    The scenery and wildlife around Loch Lomond, Scotland, and the people who live and work there.

    Loch Lomond