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The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector

Some debts can never be paid.

19996.41h 45m

Overview

Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.

Directed by Anthony Neilson
Written by Anthony Neilson
Produced by Damian Jones, Graham Broadbent
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Top Cast

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Nickie Dryden

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Gary Keltie

Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

Val Dryden

Iain Robertson

Iain Robertson

Flipper

Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie

Lana

Alastair Galbraith

Alastair Galbraith

Colquhoun

Ronni Ancona

Ronni Ancona

Lulu - Valerie's sister

J

Jimmy Logan

Valerie’s father

Shauna Macdonald

Shauna Macdonald

Catriona

Andrew Neil

Andrew Neil

Macrieff

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About The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector is a thriller, action, crime film released in 1999. Directed by Anthony Neilson, it stars Billy Connolly, Ken Stott, Francesca Annis. Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.

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