Writing

Charles Gormley

Born 1937-12-19 · Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Blue Movie poster
4.8

25-year-old Michael has been released from prison after a five-year sentence. He moves into a big apartment block, filled with young women who gladly have sex with him.

Blue Movie

1971

My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie poster
4.6

Susan has chosen a hermit's life on a dilapidated farm over the shallowness of her previous jet set modeling life. When Anton, a hunky courier, comes along to pick her up for an assignment on the French Riviera, he's so fascinated by Susan's odd assortment of house guests that he decides to stay with them for a couple of days.

My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie

1975

Heavenly Pursuits poster
7.2

Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events himself! Written by George S. Davis

Heavenly Pursuits

1986

Heavenly Pursuits poster
7.2

Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events himself! Written by George S. Davis

Heavenly Pursuits

1986

These Foolish Things poster
NR

Gutrune's romance with newspaper editor Nick Verney is hampered by the fact that he is still in love with the wife from whom he is separated. She finds that in affairs of the heart, advice is the last thing she needs.

These Foolish Things

1989

No artwork available
NR

The Prince of Wales takes a tour of various sites in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour

1973

No artwork available
NR

The Prince of Wales takes a tour of various sites in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

The Highlands and Islands - a Royal Tour

1973

Down Among the Big Boys poster
8.0

Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.

Down Among the Big Boys

1993

Frank and Eva poster
4.9

The story of a man who goes out looking for hamburgers, while he has a beautiful steak at home. Frank and Eva can't live together, but can't live without each other either. Frank has sex with every woman he can get, while Eva wants to start a family.

Frank and Eva

1973

The Bogie Man poster
6.7

A mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye. Based on the the comic book series created by writers John Wagner and Alan Grant.

The Bogie Man

1992

Alicia poster
5.0

Alicia, a bored housewife, leaves her husband and children in search of adventure.

Alicia

1974

No artwork available
8.0

Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre life in Glasgow after the death of a friend Living Apart Together remains an important record of a culturally significant time in the city of Glasgow. Ritchie s wife Evie (Barbara Kellerman), tired of the constant upheaval in her marriage, uses the opportunity to walk out, leaving him to care for their children. Ritchie goes in search of Evie with the help of his manager s assistant Alicia (Judi Trott), however, an attraction grows between the pair and as they widen their pursuit, it becomes apparent that Evie is not ready to return home. Featuring original music from satirical post-punk musician B.A Robertson and early screen appearances from Peter Capaldi (Local Hero) and John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory s Girl), Gormley s bittersweet take on relationships is a fresh and captivating insight into how our actions affect the people we love.

Living Apart Together

1982

No artwork available
8.0

Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre life in Glasgow after the death of a friend Living Apart Together remains an important record of a culturally significant time in the city of Glasgow. Ritchie s wife Evie (Barbara Kellerman), tired of the constant upheaval in her marriage, uses the opportunity to walk out, leaving him to care for their children. Ritchie goes in search of Evie with the help of his manager s assistant Alicia (Judi Trott), however, an attraction grows between the pair and as they widen their pursuit, it becomes apparent that Evie is not ready to return home. Featuring original music from satirical post-punk musician B.A Robertson and early screen appearances from Peter Capaldi (Local Hero) and John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory s Girl), Gormley s bittersweet take on relationships is a fresh and captivating insight into how our actions affect the people we love.

Living Apart Together

1982

Dakota poster
6.9

A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.

Dakota

1974

The Forbidden Bacchanal poster
8.5

Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Simon Vestdijk from 1968. During a dinner with the Van der Laan family, memories are reminisced about previous parties that ended in orgy-like scenes.

The Forbidden Bacchanal

1981

The Odd Man poster
NR

A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.

The Odd Man

1978

The Odd Man poster
NR

A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.

The Odd Man

1978

No artwork available
NR

A look at water in Scotland within the context of global water supply issues.

Water, Water Everywhere

1967

No artwork available
NR

A look at the manufacture and use of Polar diesel engines.

Polar Power

1974

The Big Catch poster
7.0

A story of youthful rivalry in a Highland fishing port.

The Big Catch

1968

Rubia's Jungle poster
7.0

A man obsesses over Rubia as the girl of his dreams, but she is lost in a world of her own as she obsesses after a man who doesn't know she exists.

Rubia's Jungle

1970

One Day in Irvine poster
NR

A Canadian visits the Scottish town of Irvine.

One Day in Irvine

1971

No artwork available
NR

A look at how the landscape of the Scottish Highlands has been shaped by man.

The Living Land

1976

No artwork available
NR

A look at how the landscape of the Scottish Highlands has been shaped by man.

The Living Land

1976