Drama based on the true story of one of Scotland’s most notorious criminals. In 1788 a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city’s Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.

Starring:

Billy Connolly, Ewen Bremner, Patrick Malahide, Alex Norton, Mark Chapman, Lorcan Cranitch, Catherine McCormack, Siobhan Redmond, Simon Donald

Genre:

Drama, TV Movie