Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.
Cast
Robert Aramayo
John Davidson
Maxine Peake
Dottie Achenbach
Shirley Henderson
Heather Davidson
Peter Mullan
Tommy Trotter
Scott Ellis Watson
Young John Davidson
Sanjeev Kohli
Shopkeeper
Ron Donachie
Headmaster
Steven Cree
David Davidson
Paul Donnelly
Billy Dean
Douglas Rankine
Doctor Colin Hargreaves
Adam McNamara
PC/Inspector MacCullen
David Carlyle
Chris Achenbach
Anthony Capaldi
Andy
Andrea Bisset
Lucy
Francesco Piacentini-Smith
Murray
Louise Stewart
Caroline
Leah MacRae
Mrs Robinson
Christina Modestou
Alison
Catriona McArthur
Sharon Davidson
Isla Mercer
Young Caroline
Jamie McAllister
Young Murray
Jamie Marie Leary
Irene
Amber Sylvia Edwards
Marie
Paul Cassidy
Allan
Gary French
Procurator Fiscal
Thierry Mabonga
Defence Agent
Gordon Peaston
Councillor Spalding
Ruth Milne
Karen
Carolina Valdés
Barbara
Emma Hartley-Miller
Woman on Train
Greg Storey
Self
Paul Stevenson
Self
Chris Dixon
James
Andrew McPhail
James' friend
Malcolm McFadyen
Police Officer
Christina Ashford
Queen Elizabeth II
Donald Morrison
Priest
Gordon Morris
Queen's Speaker
Jason Alan Staines
Doctor
Cerys Tinney
Girl
Paddy Towers
Lad 1
Kendal Sheridan McKinlay
Barmaid
Ellie Macdowall
Girl
Michael Dylan
Butler
Calum Cormack
Bouncer
Michael Cooke
Journalist
Johnny Milne
Self
Alan Morton
Self
Frankie Morton
Self
Karen Barke
Unknown
Johnny Austin
Journalist
Simon Charnley
Police Officer
Ross Mann
Journalist
Connor Parkin
Roddy
Debra Stephenson
Queen Elizabeth II (voice)
Crew
Kirk Jones
Director, Writer, Producer
Ada Stachura
Script Coordinator, Script Supervisor
Sam Sneade
Editor
Annalisa Boyd
Assistant Editor
James Blann
Director of Photography
Remo Catani
First Assistant Director
Dawn Franklin
Second Assistant Director
Abigail Ross
Second Assistant Director
Doug Inman
Second Assistant Director
Eilidh Murdoch
Third Assistant Director
Callum Johnson
Third Assistant Director
Marie Biebert
Assistant Production Coordinator
Asib Akram
Production Coordinator
John Davidson
Executive Producer
Cindy Jones
Executive Producer
Piers Tempest
Producer
Georgia Bayliff
Producer
Lauren Cox
Co-Producer
Matthias Pachner
Producer's Assistant
Graeme Mackenzie
Line Producer
Ada Urbaniak
Production Assistant
Fiona Mundy
Production Assistant
Sabrina Linder
Production Design
Clyde Jones
First Assistant "A" Camera
Agata Rafalska
Second Assistant "A" Camera
George Geddes
"B" Camera Operator
Sean Monroe
First Assistant "B" Camera
Richard Hughes
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Ryan Bain
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Elias Nygard
Second Assistant "B" Camera, Camera Trainee
Charlie Cowper
Steadicam Operator
Sean Corbett
Steadicam Operator
Scott Christopher McIntosh
Camera Trainee
Paul Morgan
Camera Trainee
Kitty Darling
Camera Trainee
Sarina Vlaytchev
Camera Trainee
Emma Zee
Post Production Supervisor
Lauren Evans
Casting Director
Denise Coombes
Costume Design
Deb Kenton
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
David Konix
Supervising Art Director
Carla Begg
Standby Art Director
Rebecca Smith
Assistant Art Director
Simon Hayes
Production Sound Mixer
Stephen Rennicks
Original Music Composer
Kirsten Lane
Music Supervisor
Kate Eldridge
Production Accountant, Production Manager
Abid Nazir
First Assistant Accountant
Charlene McGill
Assistant Accountant
Laurence Brown
Finance
Felicity Good
Set Decoration
Larisa Gormal
Assistant Set Decoration
Connor Dupré
Assistant Set Decoration
Vinny Cowper
Electrician
Veronika Kazakova
Electrician
Graham Blakeley
Electrician
Gregor Kirk
Electrician
James Harris
Electrician
Jake Connolly
Electrician
Danny May
Best Boy Electrician
Francis MacNeil
Best Boy Electrician
Paul Donnelly
Fight Choreographer
Carter Ferguson
Fight Choreographer
John Knight
Property Master
Mia Williamson
Floor Runner
Richi Holt
Key Grip
Richi Holt Jr.
Assistant Grip
Craig Cowper
Gaffer
Jessica Pezet
Digital Imaging Technician
Andrew Harvey
Digital Imaging Technician
Stuart Liam McConville
Digital Imaging Technician
Derek Gereg
Digital Imaging Technician
Callum Donaldson
Dressing Prop
John Gordan
Dressing Prop
Miles Trotter
Drone Pilot
Sam Short
Drone Operator
Hugo Saunders
Drone Operator
Justin Curran
Drone Operator
Tommy Brennan
Crowd Assistant Director
Callum MacLeod
Graphic Designer
Cora McGookin
Graphic Designer
Katie Fiore
Graphic Designer
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