Alex Norton
7 titles
Filmography
7 results

Comfort and Joy
(1984)Alan Bird (Bill Paterson, Outlander, Dad's Army) thinks he has life pretty well organised. Glasgow's top DJ, with a nice apartment, and the only red BMW Cabriolet north of Manchester, he has little to worry about until his kleptomaniac girlfriend Maddy ditches him just before Christmas. With his apartment and his life stripped bare, he stumbles across a furious vendetta between rival ice-cream families. Caught in the crossfire and looking for something meaningful in life, he decides to take things seriously and settle the dispute between these feuding mafiosi.

A Sense of Freedom
(1985)The true story of the Scottish criminal Jimmy Boyle who spent a decade in and out of British prisons. Boyle's life story is captivating; following his turbulent years in and out of captivity, until in later life he married a psychiatrist and became involved in rehabilitating convicts.Includes the documentary 'Sarah's Story' and original news footage. Directed by John Mackenzie

Extremely Dangerous
A former secret agent, falsely accused of murdering his family, uncovers a deep conspiracy while on the run and clearing his name.
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
(2023)The story of the extraordinary friendship between the celebrated and much-admired Scottish director Bill Douglas and his lifelong companion and collaborator Peter Jewell.

Complicity
(2000)All fingers point to a young, Scottish journalist when someone starts murdering the people in his articles in gruesome ways.

Sir Billi
(2012)Heart warming and hilarious, Guardian of the Highlands features an all-star cast including Academy Award® winner Sir Sean Connery in his first ever animated voice-over role as Sir Billi, the Guardian of the Highlands.

Comrades
(1987)The epic tale of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset labourers deported to Australia in the 1830s as punishment for their campaign for fair wages (which marked the birth of trade unionism), as recounted by the much-missed Bill Douglas.