Overview
Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie 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.
Cast
- Billy Connolly as Deacon Brodie
- Simon Donald as Andrew Ainslie
- Ewen Bremner as Louis the apprentice
- Lorcan Cranitch as George Smith
- Patrick Malahide as Bilie Creech
- Catherine McCormack as Annie Grant
- Alex Norton as Alisdair Gilzean
- Siobhan Redmond as Jean Brodie
- Mark Chapman as Mcready