Ron Donachie

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Ron Donachie
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Donachie in 2013
Born
Ronald Eaglesham Porter

(1956-04-26) 26 April 1956 (age 68)
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Education Madras College
Alma mater Glasgow University
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouse
Fiona Biggar
(m. 1989)
Children2, including Daniel Portman

Ronald Eaglesham Porter (born 26 April 1956), known professionally as Ron Donachie, is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring as DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the Ian Rankin Rebus detective novels and for his supporting roles in films The Jungle Book (1994), Titanic and television series Doctor Who and Game of Thrones .

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Biography

Ronald Porter was born in Dundee, Scotland and educated at Madras College, St Andrews   [1] where he performed in three school plays: Serjeant Musgrave's Dance   [2] in 1972, A Man For All Seasons   [3] in 1973 for which the newspaper review said "Ron Porter was impressive from start to finish, handling a mammoth part with apparent ease, giving a sensitive, subtle and well-controlled performance, especially in the second act", and Taming of the Shrew   [4] in 1974 for which the newspaper review said "Ron Porter's affability shines out like the proverbial beacon ... as the most experienced member of the cast, he has the confidence to be able to establish an immediate rapport with the audience. ... [He] turned in his usual high standard of performance as the enormously arrogant Petruchio".

His education continued at the University of Glasgow where he was President of the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council (1976–1977) and graduated MA (Hons) in English Literature and Drama in 1979. [5]

He joined John McGrath's 7:84 theatre group for their 1980–1981 touring production, John Burrows' One Big Blow , in which the cast mimicked a traditional colliery band by singing in six part harmony. Following the success of this play members of the cast founded the a cappella vocal group The Flying Pickets in 1982, but Donachie left before their 1983 Christmas number one hit.

Donachie married Fiona Biggar, a complementary therapist, [6] in 1989; the couple have two children: the actor Daniel Portman and Naomi Porter, a linguist. His brother, Stewart Porter, is also an actor and his sister-in-law is Scottish film costume designer Trisha Biggar.

Although Donachie has been prolific in television and films, these have all been ensemble or supporting parts. His leading roles on radio and the theatre have achieved acclaim:

"Ron Donachie plays [Rebus] in the BBC radio versions and he's really got the voice"
Ian Rankin, author of the Rebus novels  [7]

Ron Donachie plays her father with an authority that makes his role as a sexual predator even more creepy.
Six Characters in Search of an Author – Mark Fisher, The Guardian   [8]

When Ron Donachie takes the stage as Deputy Governor Danforth in the second half of Arthur Miller's classic, it's as if this 17th century parable of superstition and intolerance has a new centre of gravity. It's partly that Donachie seems three times bigger than everyone else, a bullish figure, no less fearsome for his legal attire. It's partly that his charismatic stillness commands attention and defies contradiction. But it's also that, in presenting himself as reasonable, considerate and fair, he puts you in mind of every leader who gets his way by masking ruthless force with politeness.
The Crucible review – Mark Fisher, The Guardian  [9]

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector
1983Ill Fares the Land Bill Bryden
1984 Comfort and Joy George Bill Forsyth
1986 Heavenly Pursuits
( The Gospel According to Vic )
Big Man in Bar Charles Gormley
1987 White Mischief Club Manager Michael Radford
1988The ZipBiker Jo Ann Kaplan
1994 The Jungle Book Sergeant Harley Stephen Sommers
1996Lucky Suit  [10] Failed comedian Caroline Patterson
1997 Fierce Creatures Sergeant Scott Robert Young
Fred Schepisi
Titanic Master at Arms James Cameron
1999 The Match Happy Feet Mick Davis
2000 Beautiful Creatures Police Pathologist Bill Eagles
2002 A Shot at Glory Sportscaster Michael Corrente
Al's Lads Birch Richard Standeven
2003 Man Dancin' Billy Maddison Norman Stone
2005 Man to Man Sir Walter Stephenson Régis Wargnier
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby Laurie John Henderson
2006 The Flying Scotsman Scobie Douglas Mackinnon
2008 Made of Honour Horse Owner Paul Weiland
Stone of Destiny Night Watchman Charles Martin Smith
The Daisy ChainDoctor Ferguson Aisling Walsh
Max Manus Colonel J.S. Wilson Joachim Rønning
Espen Sandberg
2011 Blitz Cross Elliott Lester
2012 Filth Hector Jon S. Baird
2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Sergeant Murdoch Andy Hamilton
Guy Jenkin
2015 Sunset Song Uncle Tam Terence Davies
2017 Steel Rain Michael Dobbs, US Secretary of State Yang Woo-suk
2018 Outlaw King Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow David Mackenzie
2022 Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Val Cleaver Ranganathan Madhavan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Goodnight and God Bless BouncerEpisode: "Ronnie's Wonderful Day"
1983 Grey Granite Provost James SpeightEpisodes: "Duncalm" & "Stone Circle"
1983 Those Glory Glory Days 1961 Spurs Team MemberTelevision film
1984 Sakharov Television film
1984 Play for Today Big LickEpisode: "It Could Happen to Anybody"
1984 Coronation Street Joe SchofieldEpisode: 2461
1985 Bulman Bill AllisonEpisode: "A Man of Conviction"
1986 The Monocled Mutineer StrachanEpisodes: "Before the Shambles" & "When the Hurly-Burly's Done"
1986Blood Red RosesCharles Riggins
1987 Tutti Frutti Dennis SproulAll 6 episodes
1987 Taggart Pat ConnollyEpisode: "Funeral Rites"
1987BustWillie McGrawEpisode: "Family Business"
1988 Down Where the Buffalo Go Drunk on ferryTelevision film
1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story Al HakeTelevision film
1988 City Lights Shughie McGlincheyEpisode: "Catch 23"
1988God's FrontiersmenAllenTelevision dramatised documentary
1989The Justice GameAlex PattersonAll 4 episodes, series 1
1989Snakes and LaddersMr PymEpisodes 1, 2 & 6
1989Mornin' SargeStanley the KnifeEpisode: "Stan the Knife"
1989 The Pied Piper
(Crossing to Freedom)
RAF corporalTelevision film
1990The Gravy TrainHatted ManAll 4 episodes
1990 Screen One Big MacEpisode: "Sweet Nothing"
1990 Stay Lucky JockEpisode: "Burning Your Boats"
1990 Rab C Nesbitt James Balloon McSwaggertyEpisode: "Rat"
1990 The Bill Sgt. WillisEpisode: "Effective Persuaders"
1990CoastingFrankEpisode: "Another Fine Mess"
1991Jute CityGinger McCrindle
1991 Boon DougieEpisode: "Stamp Duty"
1991 Specials Special Constable Freddy CalderAll 12 episodes
1992 Me, You and Him ToddAll 6 episodes
1992 Casualty PC PewseyEpisode: "Rates of Exchange"
19921993 Take the High Road Duncan StrachanRecurring, 15 episodes
1993 Taggart Marco CelliniEpisode: "Death Benefits"
1993 Strathblair Bob ScottEpisode: "2.1"
1994 Lie Down with Lions KellyTelevision film
1995 The Gambling Man Alec McLeanTelevision serial
1995 Cracker Barney, the psychologically damaged war veteranEpisode: "Brotherly Love"
1996 The Bill William HallEpisode: "Pointing the Finger"
19951996 Hamish Macbeth Zoot McPherrinEpisodes: "West Coast Story" & "A Perfectly Simple Explanation"
19951996 The Governor Prison Officer Russell MorganMain cast, both series
1996 Casualty Ralph SutcliffeEpisode: "Mother's Little Helper"
1997 Ivanhoe Friar Tuck Episodes 3, 4 & 6
1997 Supply & Demand Supt. BrentEpisode: "Supply & Demand"
1997 The Bill Mike ShearonEpisode: "Strange Meeting"
1997Ain't Misbehavin'Billy the BookAll 3 episodes
1998 Looking After Jo Jo DesEpisodes: "Working Week" & "Sink the Belgrano"
1998Magic with EverythingPolice sergeantEpisode: "Imagine the Unimaginable"
1998 Taggart Hamish BairdEpisode: "Dead Reckoning"
1998 The Life and Crimes of William Palmer Leonard BladonTelevision film
1999 The Scarlet Pimpernel Mazarini4 episodes
1999 Rab C Nesbitt HuggettEpisode: "Commons"
1999 Extremely Dangerous GebbertAll 4 episodes
20002001 Starhunter McDuffEpisodes: "The Divinity Cluster" & "Dark and Stormy Night"
2000Too Much SunArnold WyckoffEpisode: "Hollywood Phonies"
2001 Taggart Peter JenkinsEpisode: "Falling in Love"
2001 Rebus CS WilsonEpisode: "Dead Souls"
2001 Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes FergussonEpisode: "The White Knight Stratagem"
2001 'Orrible DI Chris DoddsEpisodes: "Dirty Dozen" & "New Best Friend"
2002 Shackleton Keltie Television serial / film
2002 Nova Chippy McNeish Episode: "Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance"
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries John RossEpisode: "Payment in Blood"
2002 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Dan CalhounEpisodes: "Heavy Metal", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" & "A Bridge Too Far"
2002 Silent Witness DCI Luke TelfordEpisode: "Tell No Tales"
20022004 The Bill DCI Andrew RossRecurring, 15 episodes
2003The KeyMacKavenyAll 3 episodes
2003 Monarch of the Glen Alec McTavishEpisode: "Series 5, episode 10"
2004The Genius of Mozart Joseph Haydn Episode: "The First Romantic"  [11]
2005Uncle Adolf Martin Bormann Television film
2005 The Commander George HartEpisodes: "Virus" & "Blackdog"
2005 Heartbeat Mr GordonEpisode: "Services Rendered"
2005 Where the Heart Is Gavin MorleyEpisode: "Legacy"
2005 The Golden Hour David TremaineEpisode: "Episode 3"
2005 Summer Solstice MacgregorTelevision film
2006 Taggart Harry SteinEpisode: "Law"
2006 Doctor Who StewardEpisode: "Tooth and Claw"
2006 The Chatterley Affair Mr Allen LaneTelevision film
20062007 Rebus DCS Jack GunnerEpisodes: "Let It Bleed", "Resurrection Men" & "The Naming of the Dead"
2007 Party Animals Roger BrentonEpisode: "Episode 1"
2007 Recovery Len HamiltonTelevision film
2007 Sea of Souls MinisterEpisode: "The Prayer Tree: Part 1"
2007 Still Game CameronEpisode: "Fly Society"
2007 Heartbeat Ken DekinEpisode: "Where There's Smoke"
2008 Love Soup Inspector HarbinEpisode: "The Menaced Assassin"
2009No Holds BardPrison OfficerTelevision film
2010 Lewis Professor Angus RawboneEpisode: "Falling Darkness"
2010 The Deep SturridgeTelevision serial
2011 Doctors John Harold DoricEpisode: "Doric's Column"
2011 Garrow's Law Sir Alexander LambEpisode: "Episode 3"
20112012 Game of Thrones Ser Rodrik CasselRecurring, 13 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award – nominated
2012 Waterloo Road Billy ByrneRecurring, 7 episodes
2012 Silk Alasdair McKinley QCEpisode: "Wooden Overcoat"
2012 Downton Abbey Mr McCreeEpisode: "A Journey to the Highlands"
2013 Bob Servant Independent Medical DirectorEpisode: "A Local Man"
2013 Shameless 'Biddy' BaxterEpisode: "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang"
2013 The Field of Blood DCI SullivanEpisode: "The Dead Hour"
2013 Atlantis TheosEpisode: "The Earth Bull"
2013 The Beautiful Spy Major BloombergTelevision film
20132014 Blandings Angus McAllisterEpisodes: "Lord Emsworth and the Girlfriend", "Throwing Eggs", "Sticky Wicket at Blandings" & "Custody of the Pumpkin"
2014 Bob Servant Medical DirectorEpisode: "Court"
2015 Father Brown Jock HamiltonEpisode: "The Owl of Minerva"
2015 Casualty DI John HartleyEpisode: "The Rita Supremacy"  [12]
2016 Doctors Jack RayburnEpisode: "Play Date"
2016 Agatha Raisin Ron AllenEpisode: "The Wellspring of Death"
2017 River City Dr Michael ‘Mikey’ RosenburgRecurring, 4 episodes
2017 The Loch Iain SutherlandTelevision serial
2018 Vera Jesse HenningsEpisode: "Blood and Bone"
2018 Starhunter ReduX McDuffEpisodes: "The Divinity Cluster" & "Dark and Stormy Night"
2018 Casualty Ben LoksleyEpisode: "Episode 39"  [13]
2019 Holby City Richard MacDonaghEpisode: "Mothers and Their Daughters"
2020 Deadwater Fell Callum McKenzieEpisodes: "Episode 1" & "Episode 2"
2022 Screw Don Carpenter [14] [15]
2022 Karen Pirie Archie DuffIn this series his son Daniel Portman plays his character's son Colin Duff.
2022 Granite Harbour Clellan Coburn [16]

Theatre

DateTitleRoleDirector Company / Theatre
Easter 1972 Serjeant Musgrave's Dance   [2] Pte. AttercliffeAnn & Bob Bridges Madras College
The Byre
Easter 1973 A Man For All Seasons   [3] Sir Thomas More Ann & Bob Bridges Madras College
The Byre
Easter 1974 Taming of the Shrew   [4] Petruchio Ann & Bob Bridges Madras College
The Byre
19801981 One Big Blow   John Burrows 7:84 theatre group tour
1981Civilians Bill Bryden Scottish Theatre Company
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
18 August 198126 September 1981 The Threepenny Opera   [17] MacHeath Alan J. Wands Borderline Theatre Company
Tour
18–29 AugRoxy Art House, Edinburgh
2–5 SepCraigie College Theatre, Ayr
8–9 SepBonar Hall, Dundee
10–12 SepMagnum Theatre, Irvine
14–15 Sep East Kilbride Village Theatre
16–17 SepPark Mains Theatre, Erskine
18–19 SepStanwix Arts Theatre, Carlisle
22–26 Sep   Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow
Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Giles Havergal Glasgow Citizens Theatre
'Tis Pity She's a Whore Soranzo Philip Prowse Glasgow Citizens Theatre
The Merchant of Venice   [18] Shylock Philip Prowse Glasgow Citizens Theatre
January 1989 The Alchemist Sir Epicure Mammon Robert David MacDonald Glasgow Citizens Theatre
Douglas Lord Randolph Robert David MacDonald Glasgow Citizens Theatre
A Tale of Two Cities Etienne Defarge Philip Prowse Glasgow Citizens Theatre
30 August 198422 September 1984Submariners  [19] Housey Philip Partridge Gateway Theatre, Chester
27 September 198420 October 1984 Trafford Tanzi   [20] Dad Noreen Kershaw Gateway Theatre, Chester
1 November 198424 November 1984 Macbeth   [21] Macduff Phil Partridge Gateway Theatre, Chester
A View from the Bridge Eddie Carbone Phil Partridge Gateway Theatre, Chester
26 February 198530 March 1985Scrap  [22] [23] Mulligan Chris Bond Half Moon Theatre, London
11 July 198510 August 1985Destiny  [24] Major Rolfe Chris Bond Half Moon Theatre, London
November 198511 January 1986 Dracula   [25] [26] Sir Robert Heward Chris Bond Half Moon Theatre, London
21 February 198615 March 1986 A Streetcar Named Desire   [27] Stanley Kowalski Ian Wooldridge Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
6 October 19877 November 1987 Macbeth   [28] [29] Macbeth Chris Bond Half Moon Theatre, London
May 1990 Mother Courage Philip Prowse Mermaid Theatre, London
31 October 199024 November 1990 The Price Victor FranzCaroline Smith Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
11 April 200321 June 2003Scenes from the Big Picture  [30] Bobby Nicholas Hytner National Theatre, London
26 October 200717 November 2007 Living Quarters   [31] [32] Commandant Frank Butler John Dove Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
15 February 20088 March 2008 Six Characters in Search of an Author   [33] [8] [34] Father Mark Thomson Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
16 January 200914 February 2009 The Man Who Had All the Luck   [35] [36] Patterson Beeves John Dove Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
4 May 20099 May 2009 The Oddest Couple   [37] Ken Eleanor Yule Òran Mór, Glasgow
22 June 20094 July 2009Everything Must Go!  [38] Various Lisa Goldman & Esther Richardson Soho Theatre, London
25 September 201319 October 2013 Dark Road   [39] [40] Black Fergus McLintock Mark Thomson Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
6 April 201511 April 2015Broth  [41] [42] Jimmy Andy McNamme Òran Mór, Glasgow
14 April 201518 April 2015 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
18 February 201619 March 2016 The Crucible   [43] [9] Deputy Governor Danforth John Dove Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
20 April 201614 May 2016 The Iliad   [44] [45] Agamemnon / Priam Mark Thomson Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
6 March 201711 March 2017 The Beaches of St Valery   [46] [47] [48] [49] Callum / McGregor / McLean Stuart Hepburn Òran Mór, Glasgow
11 August 201726 August 2017Stand By  [50] [51] Joe Douglas Summerhall, Edinburgh
12 November 201817 November 2018 Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City   [52] [53] Arthur Conan Doyle Stuart Hepburn Òran Mór, Glasgow
29 January 20191 February 2019 Rebus: Long Shadows   [54] [55] Inspector Rebus Robin Lefevre Theatre Royal, Glasgow
4 February 20199 February 2019 New Theatre, Cardiff
11 February 201918 February 2019 Cambridge Arts Theatre
25 February 20192 March 2019 Theatre Royal, Newcastle
4 March 20199 March 2019 Theatre Royal, Bath
12 March 201916 March 2019 Rose Theatre, Kingston
16 March 202017 March 2020 [Note 1] The Beaches of St Valery   [56] Callum / McGregor / McLean Stuart Hepburn Òran Mór, Glasgow
Notes:
  1. Closed early because of COVID-19 restrictions

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
22 December 19878 September 1988 Citizens   [57] Alec Kelly Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4
25 January 20031 February 2003 The Falls   [58] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
The Saturday Play
26 June 20043 July 2004 Resurrection Men   [59] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
The Saturday Play
17 April 2006 McLevy: Sins of the Fathers   [60] Bellamy Patrick Rayner BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play
28 June 20085 July 2008 Black and Blue   [61] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
The Saturday Play
28 February 2009 Salmonella Men on Planet Porno   [62] BBC Radio 3
The Wire
17 February 2010 Fags, Mags and Bags: Mr Majhu Goes to Lenzie  [63] Bob Shandy MP BBC Radio 4
7 August 201014 August 2010 Strip Jack   [64] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
The Saturday Play
11 November 201218 November 2012 The Black Book   [65] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
Classic Serial
28 September 20145 October 2014 Set in Darkness   [66] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
Classic Serial
13 February 201620 February 2016 A Question of Blood   [67] DI Rebus Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
The Saturday Play
12 July 2018 The Trial of Joseph Knight   [68] Sir John Wedderburn Bruce Young BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Drama

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References

  1. Madras College school photo September 1971, class 4Y, Ronald Porter is back row, fifth from left – The Madras College Archive
    (This photo with caption is the third photo on this page)
  2. 1 2 Serjeant Musgrave's Dance – The Madras College Archive
  3. 1 2 A Man For All Seasons – The Madras College Archive
  4. 1 2 Taming of the Shrew – The Madras College Archive
  5. Here are the Scottish actors made famous by Game of Thrones – Alex Nelson, The Scotsman, 12 April 2019
  6. "Game of Thrones' Daniel Portman: 'People expect Podrick – that's not what they get'" – Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 19 August 2019
  7. Rebus Festival planned to mark 30th anniversary of top cop – The Scotsman, 30 October 2016
  8. 1 2 Six Characters in Search of an Author – Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 21 Feb 2008
  9. 1 2 The Crucible review – brisk and bullish, with a new centre of gravity – Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 21 Feb 2016
  10. High on the short leet — The Herald, 16 August 1996
  11. BBC – The Genius of Mozart: The First Romantic
  12. Writer: Jeff Povey; Director: Seán Gleeson; Producer: Caroline Brittain (25 April 2015). ""The Rita Supremacy"". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
  13. Writers: Jess O'Kane & Jeff Povey; Director: Roberto Bangura; Producer: Gwenllian Gravelle (16 June 2018). "Episode 39". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
  14. Game of Thrones' Ron Donachie stars alongside Derry Girl in new drama Screw
  15. Screw | Interview with Ron Donachie (Don Carpenter)
  16. BBC – Granite Harbour
  17. The Threepenny Opera – Opera Scotland
  18. Cast photo – The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare - Glasgow Citizens Theatre Company
  19. Submariners – Theatricalia
  20. Trafford Tanzi – Theatricalia
  21. Macbeth, Gateway Theatre, Chester – Theatricalia
  22. Scrap – Stages of Half Moon
  23. Scrap – Theatricalia
  24. Destiny – Stages of Half Moon
  25. Dracula – Stages of Half Moon
  26. Dracula – Theatricalia
  27. A Streetcar Named Desire – Theatricalia
  28. Macbeth – Stages of Half Moon
  29. Macbeth – BBA Shakespeare
  30. Scenes from the Big Picture – Michael Billington, The Guardian, 11 Apr 2003
  31. Living Quarters – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  32. Lynne Walker (12 November 2007). "Living Quarters, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh". The Independent . Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  33. Six Characters in Search of an Author – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  34. Six Characters in Search of an Author – The Stage
  35. The Man Who Had All the Luck – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  36. The Man Who Had All the Luck – The Stage
  37. The Oddest Couple — The Herald, 7 May 2009
  38. Everything Must Go: Soho theatre's economical response to the recession — Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 23 Jun 2009
  39. Dark Road – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  40. David Pollock (30 September 2013). "Ian Rankin's Dark Road, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh". The Independent . Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  41. Broth – A Play, A Pie & A Pint
  42. Live Review: Broth at Oran Mor, Glasgow — Mary Brennan, The Herald, 6 April 2015
  43. The Crucible – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  44. The Iliad – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
  45. The Iliad to herald Royal Lyceum's Mark Thomson's last hurrah – The Scotsman, 16 April 2016
  46. The Beaches of St Valery – A Play, A Pie & A Pint
  47. Theatre: The Beaches Of St Valery; Transit; La Cage Aux Folles – Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 11 March 2017
  48. Theatre review: The Beaches of St Valery, Oran Mor, Glasgow — Mary Brennan, The Herald, 6 March 2017
  49. Theatre: The playwrights shining a light on the forgotten corners of history – The Scotsman, 2 May 2017
  50. Theatre review: Stand By – The Scotsman, 25 Aug 2017
  51. “Compellingly authentic police drama” – The Stage, 21 August 2017
  52. Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City – A Play, A Pie & A Pint
  53. Theatre Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City, Oran Mor, Glasgow, four stars — Mary Brennan, The Herald, 13 November 2018
  54. "Rebus Long Shadows Extends Tour With Ron Donachie in Title Role". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  55. Rose Theatre Kingston Added to Tour of Rebus Long Shadows – Theatre Weekly Press, 28 January 2019
  56. Theatre: The Beaches of St Valery, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Four stars — Neil Cooper, The Herald, 18 March 2020
  57. BBC – Citizens
  58. BBC – The Saturday Play – Rebus: The Falls
  59. BBC – The Saturday Play – Rebus: Resurrection Men
  60. BBC – Afternoon Play – McLevy: Sins of the Fathers
  61. BBC – The Saturday Play – Rebus: Black and Blue
  62. BBC – The Wire – Salmonella Men on Planet Porno
  63. BBC – Fags, Mags and Bags – Mr Majhu Goes to Lenzie
  64. BBC – The Saturday Play – Rebus: Strip Jack
  65. BBC – Classic Serial – Rebus: The Black Book
  66. BBC – Classic Serial – Rebus: Set in Darkness
  67. BBC – The Saturday Play – Rebus: A Question of Blood
  68. BBC – Afternoon Drama – The Trial of Joseph Knight
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