Allan Scott

Allan Scott

1939-09-16 Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK 31 Credits

Biography

Allan Scott (born September 16, 1939, as Allan George Shiach) is a Scottish screenwriter and producer for film and television.

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You're Cordially Invited

You're Cordially Invited

2025

as Puppeteer

5.9
Acting

When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special mo...

The Spirit of 1926

The Spirit of 1926

2022

Writer

Writing

In 1926 Janet ‘Nettie’ Harbison crafted what would become the most valuable bottle of wine or spirit ever sold at auction.

Creating The Queen's Gambit

Creating The Queen's Gambit

2021

as Self - Co-Creator

7.9
Acting

A fascinating character. Exquisite sets. A wig for every era. The stars, creators and crew reveal how the hit series about a chess prodigy came to lif...

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

2019

as Self

7.0
Acting

New featurette, writer/director Brad Bird, writer/director Andrew Haigh, director Danny Boyle, and cinematographer Anthony B. Richmond, amongst others...

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

2012

Script Consultant

6.9

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was...

Dark Side

2003

Producer

2.8
Producing

After her twin sister mysteriously commits suicide, a lawyer begins to investigate and stumbles upon her sister's dark secrets.

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

2001

Producer, Screenplay

5.2
Producing Writing

Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terroris...

Grizzly Falls

Grizzly Falls

1999

Producer

5.9
Producing

When a young boy is captured by a grizzly bear, he begins the most incredible journey of a lifetime, full of breathtaking excitement, harrowing danger...

The Match

The Match

1999

Producer

5.8
Producing

Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure ...

Regeneration

Regeneration

1997

Screenplay, Producer

5.7
Writing Producing

Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, two of England's most important World War I poets are sent, along with other traumatized combatants, to a rest hom...

In Love and War

In Love and War

1996

Screenplay, Screenstory

6.0
Writing

After teenage ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway takes shrapnel in the leg during World War I, he falls in love with Agnes von Kurowsky, a beautiful ol...

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived nei...

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1996

Writer

6.5
Writing

Biblical strongman Samson falls prey to the voluptuous Philistine temptress Delilah.

True Blue

True Blue

1996

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.

Two Deaths

Two Deaths

1996

Executive Producer, Writer

5.4
Producing Writing

A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.

Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave

1994

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newf...

Cold Heaven

Cold Heaven

1992

Writer, Producer

4.6
Writing Producing

An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life.

The Witches

The Witches

1990

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand H...

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Writer

3.0
Writing

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

Taffin

Taffin

1988

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.

Apprentice to Murder

Apprentice to Murder

1988

Writer

4.8
Writing

Pennsylvania, 1928. Billy Kelly, a sixteen-year old boy, meets a mysterious traveler claiming he's the messenger of God. Falling under under the spell...

Castaway

Castaway

1986

Writer

6.3
Writing

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving ta...

D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

1985

Writer

6.4
Writing

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot wit...

Martin's Day

Martin's Day

1985

Writer

6.2
Writing

Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a 12-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too a quiet "good littl...

The Awakening

The Awakening

1980

Writer

5.4
Writing

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

Golden Rendezvous

Golden Rendezvous

1977

Writer

4.9
Writing

Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacke...

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977

Screenplay, Lyricist

4.7
Writing

Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph An...

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

1975

Screenplay

4.9
Writing

A mute young woman is stalked by a serial killer at her uncle's mansion.

The Girl from Petrovka

The Girl from Petrovka

1974

Writer

5.2
Writing

A beautiful Russian ballerina falls in love with an American news correspondent. The KGB is most displeased and does everything it can to break them u...

Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

1973

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

1970

Writer

4.7
Writing

A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he als...