Douglas Sannachan

Acting

Douglas Sannachan

Born March 16, 1962 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK (age 64)

Douglas Sannachan is a Scottish actor and film-maker. Part of the Glasgow Youth Theatre in the late 70s, he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with film-maker Bill Forsyth, as well as for directing the film Starcache (2018)

Known For

Gregory's GirlGregory's Girl · 1980
Gregory's Girl
6.81980
MovieComedyRomance
A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
Winter FlightWinter Flight · 1984
Winter Flight
6.31984
MovieRomanceDrama
As the Falklands War looms, an RAF recruit falls for a young barmaid, but their romance is quickly complicated with some surprising news.
Comfort and JoyComfort and Joy · 1984
Comfort and Joy
6.61984
MovieComedy
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
End of the LineEnd of the Line · 1984
End of the Line
1984
Movie
Life in a Scottish New Town
Just a Boys' GameJust a Boys' Game · 1979
Just a Boys' Game
9.01979
MovieDramaComedy
Jake lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is to be as tough as the old man was. One day in Jake's life, as he drifts, drinks and fights, leads to a bleak realisation.
That Sinking FeelingThat Sinking Feeling · 1980
That Sinking Feeling
6.21980
MovieComedyDrama
Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money and comes up with a complicated scheme: to steal sinks from a warehouse dressed as girls and using a stop-motion-potion.
StarcacheStarcache · 2018
Starcache
2018
MovieDramaHorror
Starcache is a new high tech treasure hunt game along the lines of geocaching, but with a twist. The founder of this game known as "Starcache" is Jack Keaton, an ex-military Captain, has made his game interesting with a 1 million dollar cache waiting to be found and claimed! But what starts out to be an ordinary caching event becomes a quest to stay alive.
Life SupportLife Support · 1999
Life Support
1999
SeriesDrama
Life Support is a 1999 British medical drama series aired across six episodes on BBC Scotland. Katherine Doone works as a clinical ethicist at Glasgow's Caledonian hospital. Her job is to make the big decisions about what's best for the patient's long-term treatment.

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