Andrina is a 1981 television play based on a short story by
George MacKay Brown
George Mackay Brown (17 October 1921 – 13 April 1996) was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character. He is widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.
Biography Early life and caree ...
, adapted and directed by
Bill Forsyth
William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946). known as Bill Forsyth, is a Scottish film director and writer known for his films ''Gregory's Girl'' (1981), '' Local Hero'' (1983) and '' Comfort and Joy'' (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Ma ...
for
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...
.
[Review — Tom Milne, Sight and Sound 51, no. 1 (Winter, 1981): 16.]
Plot
A retired sea captain living alone in a remote cottage in
Orkney
Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...
is befriended by a young girl, Andrina, who asks him for a love story from his past. He repeatedly refuses to tell her, until he eventually succumbs, when the consequences are not as he expected.
Cast
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Cyril Cusack
Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his int ...
as Captain Bill Torvald
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Wendy Morgan as Andrina
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Sandra Voe
Sandra Voe (born 6 October 1936) is a Scottish actress of film, television, and theatre.
Career Television and films
Voe began her on screen career in 1966, appearing in an episode of ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook''. She has also appeared in '' ...
as Tina Stewart
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Jimmy Yuill
James Evander Munro Yuill (born 13 February 1956) is a Scottish actor.
He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films, most recently as Edwa ...
as Stanley
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Dave Anderson as Isaac
References
External links
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1981 television plays
BBC television dramas
English-language television shows
Films directed by Bill Forsyth
Plays set in Scotland
Television shows based on short fiction
Scottish plays