Blue Black Permanent

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Blue Black Permanent

1992

1h 26m

5.5(13 votes)

Drama

Overview

In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.

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28 members

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Celia Imrie

Barbara Thorburn

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Jack Shepherd

Philip Lomax

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James Fleet

Jim Thorburn

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Gerda Stevenson

Greta Thorburn

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Sean Scanlan

Andrew Cunningham

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Hilary Maclean

Wendy

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Walter Leask

Sam Kelday

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Sheana Marr

Mrs. Kemp

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Eoin MacDonald

Dan of Fea

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Jimmy Moar

Billy Spence

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Liz Robertson

Mary Kelday

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Bobby Bews

Grandfather Bews

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Keith Hutcheon

Roger

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Mairi Wallace

Shoe Salesgirl

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Pamela Kelly

Mrs. Brodie

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Joan Alcorn

Mrs. Kilgour

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Lisa Grindall

Joan Kilgour

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Gowan Calder

Eileen

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Katie Groat

Barbara Thornton (Young)

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James Holmes

Fergus

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Sean Holmes

Tom

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Elsa Davidson

Young Greta

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Thomas Pirie

Donald

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Bill Jack

Newsreader

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Douglas Sutherland

Art Critic

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Erlend Tait

Boatman

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Peter Tait

Boatman

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Norman Campbell Rees

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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