Simon Donald (Writing)

Fortitude

Fortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling, mysterious horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself.

Release Date:2015-01-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:25

Vote Count:274

The Deep

As the world's energy supplies dwindle, the Orpheus, a research submarine, delves into the deep of the Arctic Ocean searching for rare micro-organisms, but the crew soon find themselves in peril.

Release Date:2010-08-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:28

Low Winter Sun

Frank Agnew is a police detective who kills for revenge and naively believes he's engineered the perfect crime.

Release Date:2006-09-13

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:19

Beautiful Creatures

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.

Release Date:2000-08-23

Department:Writing

Job:Author

Vote Count:72

My Life So Far

A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

Release Date:1999-08-25

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:32

The Ebb-Tide

A down-on-his-luck sea captain accepts an assignment on a rickety boat with a mysterious cargo and a questionable crew. As disaster befalls disaster, the crew finds itself on an uncharted island with a mad ex-sea captain who lives with a mute woman who threatens to kill them all.

Release Date:1998-03-29

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Character:Dr Lewis

Vote Count:2

The Life of Stuff

Brutal drama, with the occasional comic twist, about a wannabe gangster who buys a Glasgow warehouse which he plans to turn into the flagship of his criminal empire. Believing he has eliminated his arch-rival, he decides to hold the party of a lifetime to celebrate.

Release Date:1997-10-14

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Deacon Brodie

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.

Release Date:1997-03-08

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Andrew Ainslie

Ivanhoe

The epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert. Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca, who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages is set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades.

Release Date:1997-01-12

Character:Louis Winkelbrand

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:7

Karaoke

Daniel Feeld, writer of the film Karaoke, starts to believe that his characters are coming alive.

Release Date:1996-04-28

Character:Ian

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:21

Stalag Luft

Few wartime prisoners have attempted escape quite as many times as bumbling RAF Officer James Forrester. Though Officer Forrester has twenty-three escape attempts to his name, each successive attempt he makes to break free somehow seems to go worse than the last. But this time there's a difference, because Officer Forrester isn't just plotting his own escape, but the escape of all 327 of his fellow prisoners as well - and all at once. In fact even the Germans want to escape!

Release Date:1993-10-27

Character:'Haggis' Barrington

Vote Count:6

Down Among the Big Boys

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.

Release Date:1993-09-19

Character:Aiden

Vote Count:2

Tickets for the Zoo

Tickets for the zoo set in the city of edinburgh scotland, the story of teen age brother and sister Carol & George who leave the childrens home where they have been brought up since the death of their parents full of hope. This is a drama about children in care and homelessness.

Release Date:1991-08-27

Character:Fraud Officer

The Hour of the Lynx

A young murderer in a psychiatric institution is given a cat to care for as part of a controlled experiment. He heaps devotion on it and the experiment seems a great success - until there is a baffling outbreak of violence

Release Date:1991-08-14

Character:Boy

Soldier Soldier

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

Release Date:1991-06-10

Character:Maj Bob Cochrane

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:13

The Dunroamin' Rising

Sixty years ago Ian Sinclair was a revolutionary leader. Today he is in an old folks' home, but has not lost his sense of humour, or his appetite for the struggle. In protest at the proposed closure of the home, the old socialist firebrand embarks upon a hunger strike that ends up having wide-range repercussions.

Release Date:1988-02-19

Character:Policeman

City Lights

Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.

Release Date:1986-10-14

Character:William Findlay

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

Knowing The Score

Graeme has musical talent and is struggling to be allowed to express it. Lois is being pushed by her mother into solo parts in the girls' choir. Together they have to perform at a competitive concert while parents and supporters keep score.

Release Date:1986-07-30

Character:Arthur