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.
Billy Connolly
as Deacon Brodie
Simon Donald
as Andrew Ainslie
Ewen Bremner
as Louis the apprentice
Lorcan Cranitch
as George Smith
Patrick Malahide
as Bilie Creech
Catherine McCormack
as Annie Grant
Alex Norton
as Alisdair Gilzean
Siobhan Redmond
as Jean Brodie
Mark Chapman
as Mcready
