Paul Higgins
Biography: Paul Higgins is a Scottish actor, best known for appearing in the British television series The Thick of It, Utopia and Line of Duty. Higgins was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but now he considers himself a lapsed Catholic. As a teenager, he trained to be a priest, but gave his training up aged 17 when he began dating. Higgins has appeared onstage in Paul and Black Watch, and in the film Complicity. He played Alan in Staying Alive, a hospital drama on ITV. He has also played Jamie McDonald, an aggressive press officer, in the BBC show The Thick of It and its spin-off feature-length film, In the Loop. In 2009, he appeared as Gil Cameron on the BBC drama Hope Springs. He played Michael Dugdale in Channel 4's acclaimed conspiracy thriller Utopia. In 2013 he appeared in series 1 of the BBC series Line of Duty and returned for season 4 in 2017. He wrote a play titled Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, which was performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in a co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland in November 2008.
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Red Road
2006-10-27
Red Road
Overview: Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-27
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Complicity
2000-05-06
Complicity
Overview: Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable. The police are convened of Cameron's guilt and so are half his friends and colleagues. Cameron is forced to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-06
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Kill
2024-09-06
Kill
Overview: The story centres on three brothers and their violent father who live in a remote forest. The brothers attempt to kill their father while on a hunting expedition but this instead begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-06
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In the Loop
2009-01-22
In the Loop
Overview: The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-22
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Riot
1996-12-01
Riot
Overview: An heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot on Christmas Eve.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-01
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Beautiful Creatures
2000-08-23
Beautiful Creatures
Overview: When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-23
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Charlie Cloudhead
2016-10-04
Charlie Cloudhead
Overview: A tragic comedy drama about a man who bottles up his problems into a cloud floating above his head. A tense birthday dinner with his wife forces Charlie to confront his issues with spectacular results.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-04
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A Hartley Story
2007-04-20
A Hartley Story
Overview: A short film about an agoraphobic poet who lives all alone with his loving goldfish, when a taxidermist comes in to rock the boat.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-20
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The Negotiator
1994-05-31
The Negotiator
Overview: A serious heart condition puts an end to Charlie King's job as a "street copper", but he refuses the offer of a desk job and a promotion. When a secret team of negotiators approaches him with the offer of a job, he's intrigued, but who is he dealing with?
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-31
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No Holds Bard
2009-01-25
No Holds Bard
Overview: Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant's progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard's immortal memory. And this year it may prove memorable for all the wrong reasons.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-25
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Low Winter Sun
2006-09-13
Low Winter Sun
Overview: Frank Agnew is a police detective who kills for revenge and naively believes he's engineered the perfect crime.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-13
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Being Human
1994-05-06
Being Human
Overview: One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Genres: Drama Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-06
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Bedrooms and Hallways
1998-08-01
Bedrooms and Hallways
Overview: At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-01
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The Rise of the Nutters
2007-01-02
The Rise of the Nutters
Overview: With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the group keen to take power when the P.M. resigns and keen to make a name for himself - which he does in the wrong sense when Jeremy Paxman skewers him on 'Newsnight'. This is music to Tucker's ears as it is in his interest for the P.M. to remain in power for as long as he can. Ollie's new girlfriend Emma is working for Shadow Minister Peter Mannion and hopes to impress by stealing one of Ollie's idea for use on their immigration policy though things do not go fully to plan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-02
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Shell
2007-08-18
Shell
Overview: A roadside movie about a teenage girl who feels trapped by her life in a remote petrol station in the Scottish Highlands.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-18
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A Wholly Healthy Glasgow
1988-02-16
A Wholly Healthy Glasgow
Overview: A fresh-faced gym instructor, Murdo Caldwell, threatens the cosy lifestyle established in the seedy Adonis Health Club in Glasgow, where, up until now, sex ‘n’ sleaze have been the order of the day. Charley and Donald, who have established a comfortable living at the club, plot to get rid of Murdo and his ideals of creating “a wholly healthy Glasgow… a city of perfectly proportioned sinuous but not over-developed physiques.... a city of non-smoking non-drinking joggers ... a city of reposeful but alert minds.' But who will win the battle of minds rather than bodies?
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-16
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Birthday Girl
2002-12-22
Birthday Girl
Overview: A woman decides to celebrate her recovery from leukaemia by throwing a party. But before the big night, she discovers that the illness has returned. She decides to postpone telling everyone until the aprty is over, but during the evening she discovers that she is not the only one with a secret.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-22
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The Party's Just Beginning
2018-12-07
The Party's Just Beginning
Overview: In a bleak Inverness midwinter, Luisaidh is careening off the rails after the suicide of her best friend. She medicates her misery with joyless sex, chips and a belief in the power of positive drinking. Surrounded by bittersweet memories, she struggles to find someone to talk to or some reason to make life worthwhile at the most stressful time of the year.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-07
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Tumbledown
1988-05-29
Tumbledown
Overview: The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Genres: TV Movie Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-29
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Couple in a Hole
2016-04-06
Couple in a Hole
Overview: A middle-aged couple who have renounced civilization to live in a cave in the woods are befriended by a local farmer with mysterious ulterior motives.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-06
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Victoria & Abdul
2017-09-13
Victoria & Abdul
Overview: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-13
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Murder
2002-05-01
Murder
Overview: Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is taken advantage of by a self-interested journalist who only cares about getting a front-page story and she is completely dissatisfied with the way the police are handling the case. A local shopkeeper tries to help her through these trying times, but to no avail. The police arrest Chris' friend Ryan McGuinness, after they learn Chris may have spent the night with Ryan's girlfriend but Chris also had a testy relationship with his brother-in-law. The Good Samaritan who found Chris bloodied and beaten on the sidewalk agrees to participate in a reconstruction of the crime. In the end, a simple slip of the tongue reveals the identity of the killer and then the motive for the murder.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-01
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Lawless
2013-10-03
Lawless
Overview: It's Lila Pettitt's first day as the youngest female judge the British court system's ever seen. Fiercely ambitious, Lila's determined to dispense real justice, not just obey the letter of the law. But a shocking betrayal by her mentor, Will Carlisle QC, makes Lila realise that the legal world she's devoted her life to is far murkier than she ever could have imagined.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-03
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Apostle
2018-09-21
Apostle
Overview: In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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New Town
2009-04-14
New Town
Overview: Starry architects Purves and Pekkala are offered the chance to redesign a Georgian church, but when the head of Scottish Heritage falls from the church tower in a mysterious accident, it becomes a question of whether he fell or was pushed.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-14
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Greed
2019-09-07
Greed
Overview: A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-07
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Spinners and Losers
2007-07-03
Spinners and Losers
Overview: Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way clear for the Nutters and their leader Tom. Ollie has been promised a job by young Nutter Ben Swain, Tucker's assistant has encouraged Hugh's predecessor Cliff to stand as a stalking horse and Glenn is keen to keep Hugh in the frame whilst his boss is in Australia. Fortunately Tom has a dark secret which is just what Tucker is looking for but will it be enough?
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-03
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Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993-05-20
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Overview: Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after conquering alcoholism has hosted the highly rated "Family Values" for over ten years. But when he hears a false rumor that his show will be axed to make way for a new one to be hosted by young upstart Greg Deane. Mickey bitterly resorts to desperate measures to cling on to his career. Little does Mickey know however is that his bosses actually have something else in store for him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-20
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Meat Puppet
2024-03-09
Meat Puppet
Overview: Oz, an irresponsible man baby, nearly misses his girlfriend’s Graduation because he’s too busy playing with toys. Before he can make amends, a mysterious package arrives containing a mangy old hand puppet. Despite the pressing need to be there for his girlfriend, Oz can’t resist trying on the puppet first and instantly has his soul imprisoned in its soft foam body. Oz is left to contemplate the sorry state of his life choices while his human body dies before his eyes. If he’s to have any hope of saving his relationship, and surviving, he’ll have to do the one thing he’s always avoided: grow up.
Genres: Drama Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-09
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