John McGrath
Writing
1935-07-01 · Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.
Filmography
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
2023 · Movie
Making Reel History
2006 · Movie
Aberdeen
2000 · Movie
My Life in Pink
1997 · Movie
Half the Picture
1996 · Movie
Carrington
1995 · Movie
Mairi Mhor
1994 · Movie
The Long Roads
1993 · Movie
Robin Hood
1991 · Movie
Border Warfare
1990 · Series
The Dressmaker
1988 · Movie
Blood Red Roses
1986 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
1980 · Movie
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
1980 · Movie
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974 · Movie
The Bouncing Boy
1972 · Movie
Orkney
1971 · Movie
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Ende der Vorstellung 24 Uhr
1970 · Movie
The Reckoning
1970 · Movie
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 · Movie
Double Bill
1969 · Movie
The Bofors Gun
1968 · Movie
Billion Dollar Brain
1967 · Movie
Exit 19
1966 · Movie
Shotgun
1966 · Movie
Five More
1966 · Series
The Day of Ragnarok
1965 · Movie
Six
1964 · Series
The Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Movie
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series
Diary of a Young Man
1964 · Series
Z-Cars
1962 · Series
Fade to Black
Movie