The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson

96 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 24, 2015

Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

The Legend of Barney Thomson

96 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 24, 2015

The Legend of Barney Thomson
Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Sigma Films Ltd., Trinity Works Entertainment, Latitude Media
Original title The Legend of Barney Thomson
Directors Robert Carlyle
Writers Richard Cowan, Colin McLaren

Cast

Robert Carlyle

as Barney

Emma Thompson

as Cemolina

Ray Winstone

as Holdall

Ashley Jensen

as Detective Inspector June Robertson

James Cosmo

as James Henderson

Tom Courtenay

as Chief Superintendent McManaman

Kevin Guthrie

as MacPherson

Martin Compston

as Chris

Stephen McCole

as Wullie

Sam Robertson

as Detective Sergeant Sam Jobson

Brian Pettifer

as Charlie

Paul Ellard

as Bingo caller

Scott Dymond

as Customer Number 1

Eileen McCallum

as Mrs. Gaffney

Barbara Rafferty

as Jean Monkrieff

Matt Costello

as Chris' Creepy Neighbour

Ruari Cannon

as Well Dressed Young Man

Skye Cooper Barr

as Margaret

Finlay Welsh

as Jenkins

Dolina MacLennan

as Mrs. Kerr

David McGowan

as Alex

Nicola Roy

as Sally

Sarah McCardie

as Sheena

James Casey

as Customer 4

Anne Downie

as Lizzie

Peter Adams

as Barber

Penny Lamb

as Wife of Murdered Man

Jamie Merritt

as Big eared customer

Matthew Baxter

as Customer 6