''Doors Open'' is a 2012 Scottish

thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

heist film directed by Marc Evans, starring Douglas Henshall, Stephen Fry, Lenora Crichlow and Kenneth Collard. It is based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Ian Rankin, about a self-made millionaire, an art professor and a banker, who come together to undertake an audacious art heist. The film was commissioned by

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

and produced by Stephen Fry's Sprout Pictures production company. It was officially released on 26 December 2012 in the UK.

Plot

After an evening’s drinking with Professor Gissing (Fry), an art expert, and banker Allan Cruickshank (Collard), self-made millionaire Mike McKenzie (Henshall) and his friends dream up a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the country – Edinburgh’s private art collection owned by a national bank.

Cast

* Douglas Henshall as Mike McKenzie * Stephen Fry as Professor Gissing * Lenora Crichlow as Laura Stanton * Kenneth Collard as Allan Cruickshank * Brian McCardie as Charlie Calloway * Elliot Cowan as Bruce Cameron * Philip Whitchurch as The Geordie * Paul McCole as Glenn * Rab Affleck as Hate * Sarah McCardie as Carol * Bobby Rainsbury as HR Woman * Ellie O'Brien as Theresa

Production

Filming began on 23 April 2012 in Edinburgh. Parts of the film were also shot on the coast of the

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...

and Garvald, East Lothian, with saleroom scenes shot at Edinburgh auction house,

Lyon & Turnbull Lyon & Turnbull is a privately owned international auction house based in Scotland. It is Scotland's oldest auction house founded in 1826. It is the largest independent auction house in the United Kingdom outside of London and one of the fast ...

.(2015
Filmed here - 2012, Doors Open, Marc Evans
Film Edinburgh, Retrieved 20 February 2015

References

External links

* 2012 television films 2012 films British thriller television films British crime thriller films Scottish films English-language Scottish films 2012 crime thriller films British heist films Scottish television films Films based on British novels Films directed by Marc Evans Films shot in Edinburgh Films shot in East Lothian Films shot in the Scottish Borders 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{Scotland-tv-film-stub