John McGrath

John McGrath

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.

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen

2000

Co-Producer

Half the Picture

Half the Picture

1996

Producer, Writer

Carrington

Carrington

1995

Producer

Mairi Mhor

Mairi Mhor

1994

Writer

The Long Roads

The Long Roads

1993

Writer, Executive Producer

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1991

Writer

Border Warfare

Border Warfare

1990

Writer, Director, Creator

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

1988

Executive Producer, Writer

Blood Red Roses

Blood Red Roses

1986

Director, Writer

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

1980

Director, Writer

The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

1980

Writer, Director

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

Writer

The Bouncing Boy

The Bouncing Boy

1972

Writer

Orkney

Orkney

1971

Writer

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Director

Ende der Vorstellung 24 Uhr

Ende der Vorstellung 24 Uhr

1970

Novel

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

1970

Screenplay

The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

Writer

Double Bill

Double Bill

1969

Director

The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

1968

Writer

Billion Dollar Brain

Billion Dollar Brain

1967

Screenplay

Exit 19

Exit 19

1966

Producer

Shotgun

Shotgun

1966

Producer, Script, Director

The Day of Ragnarok

The Day of Ragnarok

1965

Producer, Director

The Diary of a Nobody

The Diary of a Nobody

1964

Writer, Producer

Six

Six

1964

Director

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

1962

Director

Fade to Black

Fade to Black

Producer

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