The Long Roads (1993)
An elderly woman learns that she is dying of cancer. She and her husband leave their small farm on the Isle of Skye to visit their children to inform them of the news. During the journey, the couple rediscover their love for each other.
Director: Tristram Powell
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Edith MacArthur as Kitty McVurrich |
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Robert Urquhart as Peter McVurrich |
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Anne Marie Timoney as Mandy McVurrich |
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Robert Rawles as Alan Gibbons |
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Michelle Fairley as Fiona Gibbons |
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Kevin McMonagle as Roddie McVurrich |
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Debra Gillett as Pat McVurrich |
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John McGlynn as Iain McVurrich |
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Maureen Beattie as Deirdre Kopanski |
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Shaughan Seymour as George Kopanski |
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Louise Beattie as Mairi McVurrich |
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John Buick as Ali |
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Paul Morrow as Jack |
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Paul Sykes as Angus |
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Sam Davies as Bernie |
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Billy Riddoch as Donnie |
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Ralph Riach as Dr. Sutherland |
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Iain James Mackay as William McVurrich |
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Jimmy Chisholm as Colin |
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Matt Costello as Andy |
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David Meldrum as Charlie |
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Martin McCardie as Terry |
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James Penrose as Johnny Gibbons |
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Tony James as Jim Gibbons |
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Ged McKenna as Des |
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Paul Codman as Paul |
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John Owens as Collins |
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Andrew Schofield as Eddie |
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Bhasker Patel as Yussuf |
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Jane Whittenshaw as Mrs. Gates |
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Anne-Marie Marriott as Stephanie |
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Andy Rashleigh as Alf (Driver) |
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Jack Frost as Hotel Doorman |
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Metin Yenal as Joseph (Receptionist) |
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Ozzie Yue as Jimmy (Waiter) |
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Helmut Sebastian as Dining Room Waiter |
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Rory John Mackay as Gregor McVurrich |
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Brian Miller as Hotel Porter |
| Directing | Tristram Powell | Director |
| Writing | John McGrath | Writer |
| Production | Peter Kendal | Producer |
| Directing | Melanie Panario | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Ellis | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Arthur | Dresser |
| Camera | Keith Froggatt | Focus Puller |
| Production | Barry Beckett | Location Manager |
| Directing | Thelma Helsby | Continuity |
| Directing | P.J. Simpson | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dermot Boyd | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Joe Malone | Other |
| Lighting | David Mansfield | Electrician |
| Production | Monica Boggust | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Price | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Noel Paley | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | John Gridlin | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | Adrian Jakes | Boom Operator |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting Director |
| Production | Tim Stevenson | Location Manager |
| Art | Jim Holloway | Art Direction |
| Production | Vic Young | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Mark Bevan | Other |
| Art | Terry Cole | Construction Manager |
| Production | Mark Shivas | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Lis Steele | Script Editor |
| Sound | John Altman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Simon Dart | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Ian McAnulty | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Waller | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Aad Wirtz | ADR Mixer |
| Editing | Roy Sharman | Editor |
| Lighting | Ross Chapman | Electrician |
| Production | John McGrath | Executive Producer |
| Art | Rosalind Dallas | Graphic Designer |
| Lighting | Alan Walker | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Noble | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Don Taylor | Production Designer |
| Camera | Steve Saunderson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Daphne Spink | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Clive Derbyshire | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Edward Bazalgette | Sound Editor |