John McGrath
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Half the Picture1996 · Producer, Writer | Producer, Writer |
| MMairi Mhor1994 · Writer | Writer |
 The Long Roads1993 · Writer | Writer |
 Robin Hood1991 · Writer | Writer |
 The Dressmaker1988 · Writer | Writer |
 Blood Red Roses1986 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice1980 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something1980 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil1974 · Various, Writer | Various, Writer |
 The Bouncing Boy1972 · Writer | Writer |
 Orkney1971 · Writer | Writer |
 The Reckoning1970 · Screenplay | Screenplay |
 The Virgin Soldiers1969 · Writer | Writer |
 The Bofors Gun1968 · Writer | Writer |
 Billion Dollar Brain1967 · Screenplay | Screenplay |
 The Diary of a Nobody1964 · Writer, Producer | Writer, Producer |