Andrew Downie

Most Popular Andrew Downie Trailers

Total trailers found: 14

Orkney Trailer (1971)

13 May 1971

Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present.

The 'Maggie' Trailer (1954)

25 February 1954

The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo.

Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down Trailer (1966)

01 February 1966

Everyone thinks Jeannie MacTaggart is a ghost when she arrives back in town after a visit to Glasgow.

The Last Word on Julie Trailer (1964)

26 January 1964

Beautiful 23-year-old Julie Lister has left home to enjoy the single life. Reckless with money her love life is a disaster but when friends and family receive letters they fear she may have committed suicide.

The Enigma Trailer (1980)

09 February 1980

When John Fielding, MP, disappeared on the way home to his country estates he was, perhaps, cracking the first good joke of his life.

Love on a Gunboat Trailer (1977)

04 January 1977

In 1956 Britain staggers through crises in Suez and Cyprus while Leslie Potter pursues and marries Monica Dobbs.

Doctor Who: The Highlanders Trailer (1967)

07 January 1967

The time travellers arrive in Scotland just after the Battle of Culloden. The Second Doctor gains the trust of a small band of fleeing Jacobites by offering to tend to their wounded Laird, Colin McLaren.

You're Only Young Twice! Trailer (1952)

01 July 1952

Ada Shore (Diane Hart) arrives at Skerryvore University in Scotland in search of her long-lost uncle Connell O’Grady (Joseph Tomelty), who was once a subversive Irish poet but is now working under an assumed name as a University porter.

The Thirty Nine Steps Trailer (1978)

04 November 1978

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents are planning to pre-start World War I by murdering a visiting foreign minister.

Soft Top Hard Shoulder Trailer (1993)

15 January 1993

Eight years ago, Gavin, the artistic son of a Scots-Italian ice-cream dynasty, turned his back on Glasgow and moved south to London to make his name illustrating children's books.

The Bridal Path Trailer (1959)

05 August 1959

Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat unfortunate results that can come of the continued marrying of fairly close cousins in a restricted and remote community.

Two-Way Stretch Trailer (1960)

20 December 1960

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards.

Tunes of Glory Trailer (1960)

17 September 1960

Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair, a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow.

Iolanthe Trailer (1966)

27 March 1966

Half-fae-half-mortal shepherd Strephon wants to wed shepherdress Phyllis, but, although she reciprocates his feelings, she has a dilemma — she is so beautiful that all of the House of Lords, as well as her guardian, the Lord Chancellor, are also desirous of marriage.