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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-01-01

Place of Birth

Scotland

John Murtagh

Known for

Braveheart

Braveheart

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

The Play on One

The Play on One

A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.

House on the Hill

House on the Hill

A series of six plays centred on a house in Glasgow, from 1878 to the 1980s.

Rob Roy

Rob Roy

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation.

Intimate Contact

Intimate Contact

A self-satisfied, upper-middle-class husband discovers that his marital infidelities have caused him to contract AIDS.

Pan-Fried

Pan-Fried

Davie is about to embark on his working life. Today is his first day at the local knackery.

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.

Chewin' the Fat: Hogmanay Special 2002

Chewin' the Fat: Hogmanay Special 2002

See how the Smokers plan for the Bells while wannabe star Ronald Villiers finally lands a walk-on part, causing mayhem down Shieldinch as a postman in River City. This Chewin' the Fat Hogmanay special is jam packed with all your favourites.

The Riveter

The Riveter

An out of work father is under pressure from social workers and his criminal friends.

A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom

The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.

First It's Dark

First It's Dark

When I was younger I thought there was a secret, something that only the grown ups knew, and then one dark day the secret was revealed to me and suddenly the world wasn’t safe any more.

Gregory's Two Girls

Gregory's Two Girls

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 uncover evil practices at a local factory they want their teacher to help them expose the wrong-doer, who happens to be Greg's old schoolfriend.

Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.