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Donkeys

Dark comedy. A health scare makes a 64-year-old Glaswegian decide to make amends with his estranged family, but his attempts to make things right always seem to go wrong.

Darkly comic film about Alfred, a 64-year-old man from Glasgow who suffers a health scare and decides to make amends with his estranged family before it is too late.

His well-meaning attempts to make things right always seem to go wrong, but with his long-suffering friend Brian along for the ride, he faces up to his past and realises what his life means to him.

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Feb 2016 00:40

Credits

Role Contributor
Alfred Patterson James Cosmo
Brian Colburn Brian Pettifer
Jackie Morrison Kate Dickie
Stevie Blantyre Martin Compston
Bronwyn Morrison Natasha Watson
Dr April Hayley Natalie Press
Crispin John Comerford
Margaret Blantyre Hope Ross
TT Carolyn Calder
Director Morag McKinnon
Writer Lone Scherfig
Writer Colin McLaren
Producer Wendy Griffin
Producer Gillian Berrie

Broadcasts

Donkeys star James Cosmo: Extended interview

Donkeys star James Cosmo: Extended interview

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