On a Clear Day (film)

On a Clear Day
Theatrical poster
Directed byGaby Dellal
Written byAlex Rose
Produced byDorothy Berwin
Sarah Curtis
StarringPeter Mullan
Brenda Blethyn
Sean McGinley
Jamie Sives
Ron Cook
Benedict Wong
Jodhi May
Billy Boyd
CinematographyDavid Johnson
Edited byRobin Sales
John Wilson
Music byStephen Warbeck
Distributed byIcon Film Distribution (United Kingdom)
Icon Entertainment International (Internationally)[1]
Release dates
  • January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • 2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryScotland
LanguageEnglish

On a Clear Day is a 2005 Scottish drama film written by Alex Rose and directed by Gaby Dellal. It stars Peter Mullan as Frank Redmond, an engineer in the shipyards on the River Clyde, who becomes stagnant and quickly sinks into depression following his redundancy. A naturally strong swimmer, Frank gets an idea while on a 'booze cruise' with his friends to swim the English Channel. Featuring an ensemble cast, it co-stars Brenda Blethyn, Sean McGinley and Billy Boyd, among others.

The filmed won two BAFTA Scotland Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay.

  1. ^ "Icon picks up 'Boy Girl'". 10 May 2005.

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