Brian Cox never thought he’d direct a film “in a million years” before Glenrothan
In his long acting career, Brian Cox has appeared in a very impressive array of films and TV shows. But despite having previously directed for the stage, it’s taken him until now – at the ripe old age of 79 – to step behind the camera and helm a screen project. His directorial debut is Glenrothan, a sentimental, Scotland set drama about two estranged brothers, played by Cox himself and Alan Cumming, who are reunited after several decades apart. Cox stars as Sandy, the owner of a whisky distillery who has never moved away from his (fictional) home town, while Cumming is Donal, who has been residing in Chicago for the past 35 years but – after a disaster – decides the time is finally right to return to Scotland and possibly even make amends with his brother. Ahead of release, Radio Times spoke exclusively to Cox about what drove him to direct – and it turned out it wasn’t something that had been especially high on his own bucket list. “Blame that man over …
