Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Biography | Drama | History
Mary Stuart's attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Starring: Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan, Maria Dragus, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, Martin Compston
Director: Josie Rourke
The Hunter's Prayer / For the Dogs (2017)
Action | Thriller
An assassin helps a young woman avenge the death of her family.
Starring: Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Allen Leech, Amy Landecker, Martin Compston, Verónica Echegui
Director: Jonathan Mostow
The Great Train Robbery (TV Mini-Series 2013)
Biography | Drama
8 August 1963: Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country's history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arrival in central London. The country is stunned. Who could be behind it? How did they pull off such an audacious raid? Film 1 – A Robber's Tale: This is the story of how one group of criminals became the most wanted men in Britain. They got lucky. And that piece of luck would destroy their lives forever. Film 2 – A Copper's Tale: Detective Tommy Butler and his elite team of brilliant, idiosyncratic investigators in a race against time to identify the robbers and put them behind bars before they flee the country. But what's happened to the money itself?
Starring: Robert Glenister, Jack Roth, Paul Anderson, Luke Evans, Martin Compston, Neil Maskell. Jack Gordon, James Bye
Creator: Chris Chibnall
Sister / L'enfant d'en haut (2012)
Crime | Drama
A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Gillian Anderson, Martin Compston, Kacey Mottet Klein
Director: Ursula Meier
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The Wee Man (2013)
Drama
Crime drama based on the life of Scottish gangster Paul Ferris. Martin Compston stars as Ferris, who was brought up on Glasgow's notorious Black Hill estate in the 1960s. As a young man Ferris starts out working for two rival gang bosses, The Godfather and The Snake, but after a brutal betrayal he decides to go it alone. Carving out a dangerous and bloody career defined by violence, corruption and murder, Paul 'The Wee Man' Ferris ends up becoming the most feared man in Glasgow.
Starring: Martin Compston, John Hannah, Stephen McCole, Patrick Bergin, Denis Lawson
Director: Ray Burdis
Piggy (2012)
Thriller
London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and helping him get justice for his brother's killing. As their friendship grows Joe finds himself in an increasing dangerous and murky world of violence and revenge. As Joe life collapses around him he starts to question who Piggy really is, and how honest he's really been with him. When Joe confronts Piggy a series of events are put in place that lead to a disastrous climax.
Starring: Paul Anderson, Neil Maskell, Martin Compston, Josh Herdman, Louise Dylan, Ed Skrein
Director: Kieron Hawkes
Ghosted (2011)
Drama | Thriller
'GHOSTED' tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son's death, the only thing that keeps him from going under is the new prisoner, Paul. Jack's cell mate Ahmed, attempts to guide him on a path of salvation, a path that involves saving Paul from the clutches of the wing beast, Clay. Jack struggles between the curiosity of the head prison officer Donner, and the violent determination of clay, eventually saving Paul. As Jack and Paul finally accept each other, it soon becomes clear that Paul is not all he seems and may have a closer connection to Jack than he could ever imagine.
Starring: John Lynch, David Schofield, Martin Compston, Craig Parkinson, Art Malik, Amanda Abbington, Hugh Quarshie, Liran Nathan
Director: Craig Viveiros
When the Lights Went Out (2012)
Horror | Thriller
Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len, Jenny and their daughter Sally must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
Starring: Kate Ashfield, Nicky Bell, Alan Brent, Claire Catterson, Jacob Clarke, Hannah Clifford, Martin Compston
Director: Pat Holden
Red Road (2006)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Jackie works as a CCTV operator for Glasgow council. Daily she watches over a small part of the world, takes seriously her duties to protect the people moving about in her monitors. Jackie steers clear of involvements with anyone, has life sorted in a way that suits her. Her life has an order, a calm, she has orchestrated it to be this way because in the past Jackie has known the greatest pain a human can know. Then one day a man appears in her monitors, a man she thought she would never see again or wants to see again. Now the opportunity presents itself, she is compelled to confront him.
Starring: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Natalie Press
Director: Andrea Arnold
Soulboy (2010)
Comedy | Drama | Music
A coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s Northern Soul underground music scene.
Starring: Martin Compston, Felicity Jones, Alfie Allen, Nichola Burley, Craig Parkinson, Brian McCardie, Jo Hartley
Director: Shimmy Marcus
