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.
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Cast
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Brian Cox
Dunny
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Jimmy Nail
Geordie
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Billy McColl
Johnson
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Sara Clee
Sadie Johnson
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Billy McElhaney
Fergie (the driver)
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Bill Simpson
Mickey (Fergie's boss)
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Bill Gavin
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Lizzie McKenzie
Geordie's Mum
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Bill Barclay
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Harry Walker
Chief Mourner
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Michael MacKenzie
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Karen Pirie
Joe Mullaney
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Ian Knox Director · Peter McDougall Writer Michael Kamen Composer
First release March 16, 1987
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 16, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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