Fulton Mackay
5 titles
Filmography
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Porridge
(1979)Cellmates Fletch and Godber find themselves on the wrong side of the bars when they're inadvertently bungled out of Slade Prison during someone else's escape. Somehow they've got to break back in before warder Mackay notices their absence.

Local Hero
(1983)Considered one of the best British comedies of all time, featuring a powerhouse performance from Hollywood legend Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert and Peter Capaldi. Houston oil executive Mac is sent to purchase a Scottish town for Happer's American oil company. But before long Mac finds himself being won over by the endearing the locals and he questions if he is on the right side of the transaction.

Defence of the Realm
(1986)An upstart reporter digs into the connection between a member of Parliament and the KGB when the death of a veteran colleague raises his suspicions.

A Sense of Freedom
(1985)The true story of the Scottish criminal Jimmy Boyle who spent a decade in and out of British prisons. Boyle's life story is captivating; following his turbulent years in and out of captivity, until in later life he married a psychiatrist and became involved in rehabilitating convicts.Includes the documentary 'Sarah's Story' and original news footage. Directed by John Mackenzie

Water
(1985)In this farcical spoof of British colonial policy, Michael Caine stars as Baxter Thwaites, the Governor of the fictional Caribbean British territory, Cascara. His idyllic existence is thrown into chaos when an abandoned oil well strikes mineral water. England wants the island dumped, France want it bombed, America wants it wholesale and Michael Caine wants it on the rocks.