
Jake D'Arcy
Actor · 1945 – 2015 · Chichester, West Sussex, England
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jake D'Arcy is a Scottish actor best known for playing "Pete the Jakey" on Scottish comedy show Still Game. D'Arcy first appeared in Rab C. Nesbitt and then he later appeared as Pete the Jakey on Still Game. His most recent appearance was on the Christmas special of British comedy show Outnumbered as Mack, a friend of Grampa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake D'Arcy , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies20
Movie6.9FamilyAdventureBased on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.
The Little Vampire
2000 · 478 votes
Movie6.7ComedyDoug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014 · 588 votes
Movie5.6ComedyCrimeWhen Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
Beautiful Creatures
2000 · 80 votes
Movie6.4HistoryRobert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim and crown him as King of the Scots.
The Bruce
1996 · 7 votes
Movie6.8ComedyRomanceA teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
Gregory's Girl
1980 · 149 votes
Movie6.5CrimeDramaThe true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
A Sense of Freedom
1985 · 21 votes
Movie7.2ComedyDramaVic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events himself! Written by George S. Davis
Heavenly Pursuits
1986 · 9 votes
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It’s New Year - just another day at the office for Michael Wilson, stand-in weather man. The forecast looks good when he’s offered a shot at the big time. But there’s a small problem...
Rain
1993
MovieDramaTV MovieFour students working in a factory cause emotional, as well as industrial catastrophe, for when theory and reality meet it is the 'Silly Season'.
The Silly Season
1982
- Movie8.0ComedyRomance
Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre life in Glasgow after the death of a friend Living Apart Together remains an important record of a culturally significant time in the city of Glasgow. Ritchie s wife Evie (Barbara Kellerman), tired of the constant upheaval in her marriage, uses the opportunity to walk out, leaving him to care for their children. Ritchie goes in search of Evie with the help of his manager s assistant Alicia (Judi Trott), however, an attraction grows between the pair and as they widen their pursuit, it becomes apparent that Evie is not ready to return home. Featuring original music from satirical post-punk musician B.A Robertson and early screen appearances from Peter Capaldi (Local Hero) and John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory s Girl), Gormley s bittersweet take on relationships is a fresh and captivating insight into how our actions affect the people we love.
Living Apart Together
1982 · 1 votes
Movie5.3ComedyVery much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil encountering many obstacles as he makes his way to London for what he believes is to be his wedding day. Or is it?
Staggered
1994 · 14 votes
MovieComedyIt's Boxing Day and already Karen is making New Year resolutions - chiefly for others - and the family have been burgled,though selectively,causing Sue to cheat on the insurance claim. Sue and Jake go to collect Grandad from the retirement home where he now lives,only to find he has sloped off to the pub again with Scots mate Mac. Sue ends up asking Mac back for dinner though his thick accent creates a language barrier for Karen. Sue's divorced friend Jane is also invited and though the children fail to appreciate her present for them,a goat donated to Oxfam,Pete feels sorry for her and is glad that the Brockmans have given a Christmas to lonely strangers - until a W.P.C. turns up with another old boy who has gone walkabout.
The Robbers
2009
Movie8.4DramaComedyIt's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
Just Another Saturday
1975 · 5 votes
- Movie7.0Family
Three children on holiday uncover plot to hi-jack secret jet aircraft.
The Camerons
1974 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaTV MovieUnemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing an escape from grim reality, his dreams become weapons to confront it. With appearances by Deacon Blue, Billy Connolly and Marianne Faithful
Dreaming
1991 · 1 votes
MovieDramaTV Movie"It never done a woman any harm to be at the end o' a back-hander." In a society where drunkenness and battered wives are treated as 'normal', Jean McLeod attempts to hold her family together. But after a particularly severe beating she decides to fight back.
Movie5.7HistoryThe Jacobite Rebellion of Scotland, and thirty years after the first battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army make a stand at Culloden.
Chasing the Deer
1994 · 6 votes
MovieDramaComedyAnand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle are stranded in Amsterdam where they receive an offer to take them to England.
Movie6.7TV MovieComedyA mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye. Based on the the comic book series created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant.
The Bogie Man
1992 · 3 votes
- MovieComedy
A nurse whose father left her many years ago takes a special interest in a psychotic killer suffering from amnesia.
Alabama
1990
Series10
TV7.1ComedyDramaRoguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Minder
1979 · 30 votes
TV7.4ComedyDramaThe adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
Lovejoy
1986 · 56 votes
TV6.0DramaA series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.
The Play on One
1988 · 3 votes
TV7.7DramaHamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.
Hamish Macbeth
1995 · 17 votes
TV7.3DramaFocuses on manic-depressive psychiatrist Daniel Nash, and the Glasgow mental hospital where he works.
Psychos
1999 · 4 votes
TV8.4ComedyDramaA salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 · 22 votes
TV7.0ComedyHapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.
City Lights
1986 · 5 votes
TV7.1DramaComedyTrouble ensues for the Majestics, Scotland's "Kings of Rock", when a good-looking redhead joins the band on tour.
Tutti Frutti
1987 · 9 votes
- TVDrama
Four-part series that studies the personal lives of folk in a remote Scottish fishing village that is coming to terms with rationalisation, and globalisation of its fishing industry.
A Mug's Game
1996
- TVDrama
When her father dies, Chrissie Buchan inherits the position of manager of Real Falkirk - his Subbuteo football team.
Playing For Real
1988