Deacon Brodie

Name: Deacon Brodie
Director: Philip Saville
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1997-03-08
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Billy Connolly, Simon Donald, Ewen Bremner, Lorcan Cranitch, Patrick Malahide

1997

1h 30m

TV Movie Drama

Director: Philip Saville

Writer: Simon Donald

Overview

Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.