Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Douglas Henshall | ... | Mike Mackenzie | |
Stephen Fry | ... | Professor Robert Gissing | |
Kenneth Collard | ... | Allan Cruickshank | |
Lenora Crichlow | ... | Laura Stanton | |
Brian McCardie | ... | Charlie Calloway | |
Elliot Cowan | ... | Bruce Cameron | |
Philip Whitchurch | ... | The Geordie | |
![]() |
Paul McCole | ... | Glenn |
![]() |
Jordan Young | ... | Jonno |
Rab Affleck | ... | Hate | |
![]() |
Raymond Mearns | ... | Wee Martin |
Gilly Gilchrist | ... | Inspector Ransome | |
Robin Laing | ... | Tour Guide | |
Niall Greig Fulton | ... | Westie | |
Kenny Blyth | ... | Brighty |
Mike McKenzie is a bored,self-made millionaire who is cheered to learn that art auctioneer Laura Stanton,the old flame he allowed to escape him,is back in Edinburgh. Mike is disdainful of private art collectors and is interested when art expert Professor Gissing suggests that they,along with banker Allan Cruikshank,devise a plan to swap priceless paintings from the national gallery and owned by a banking conglomerate for clever forgeries. The forgeries will be left behind,giving the impression that the thieves abandoned their haul when they fled. For a single day the gallery is open to the public under the Doors Open scheme and the trio plan to use this to their advantage. Mike brings on board another old friend,small time crook Charlie Calloway,but Charlie is in debt to a gang boss known as the Geordie and wants a painting to buy him off. The gang use a fake fire drill to pull off the theft and,despite getting locked in the gallery,are successful. Laura returns to Mike,who confesses ... Written by don @ minifie-1
Amazon ratings are much higher. Thoroughly entertaining, satisfying romp. It rises above the crime caper genre with a great cast, humor, a love story, engaging characters, Scottish locale, museum world interest, and an Ian Rankin novel screenplay adaptation.