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Anthony Neilson's dark, absorbing FilmFour funded Edinburgh thriller stars Billy Connolly as Nicky Dryden, a reformed ex-con who's put his life as a murderous debt collector behind him and become a best-selling writer and acclaimed sculptor thanks to his new wife Francesca Annis. But embittered detective Gary Keilty, who put him away 18 years ago, refuses to believe he's reformed and starts a vengeful campaign to try and get to Dryden return to his old ways.

Keywords:

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1999) (UK) (3 Star)

Cast:

Billy Connolly	.... Nickie Dryden
Ken Stott	.... Gary Keltie
Francesca Annis	.... Val Dryden
Iain Robertson	.... Flipper
Annette Crosbie	.... Lana
Alastair Galbraith	.... Colquhoun

Supporting Cast:

Shauna MacDonald	.... Catriona
Sandy Neilson	.... Duncan
Julie Wilson Nimmo	.... Young Girl
Alan Francis	.... Young man
James Thomson	.... Jobbie
Stephen Duguid	.... Kev
Matt Costello	.... Policeman
Stuart Sinclair Blyth	.... Policeman
Gordon Orr	.... Scott

Directors:

Anthony Neilson

Writers:

Anthony Neilson