By Vlad Zakh · March 5, 2026
Fulton Mackay brought a dry, distinctively Scottish wit to British film and television and became beloved for sharp comic timing in a range of supporting roles. Local Hero seduces an American oil executive with a Scottish village, Britannia Hospital disrupts a royal visit with protest and a mad scientist, Porridge guides a naive cellmate through prison, and Water triggers absurd politics on a Caribbean island. Fragment of Fear and Nothing But the Best round out the list.
01 Fulton Mackay is in this British comedy about the discovery of a natural spring on a tiny Caribbean island that triggers absurd political and corporate chaos.
Directed by Dick Clement · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13
Stream: Criterion Channel
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Stream: Criterion Channel
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02 Fulton Mackay features in this black comedy about a chaotic hospital whose royal visit is disrupted by protests, scandal and a mad scientist.
Directed by Lindsay Anderson · 1h 56m · Rated R
Stream: Rialto Amazon Channel
03 An American oil executive sent to buy a Scottish coastal village finds himself falling for its charm.
Directed by Bill Forsyth · 1h 51m · Rated PG
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04 Fulton Mackay stars in this British prison comedy where a veteran prisoner's scheming and wisdom guide a naive young cellmate through life behind bars.
Directed by Dick Clement · 1h 33m · Rated PG-13
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05 Fulton Mackay appears in this thriller about a recovering addict whose investigation into his aunt's murder unravels his own grip on reality.
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian · 1h 34m · Rated PG
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
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06 Fulton Mackay is in this black comedy about an ambitious clerk who schemes his way up London's social ladder with the help of a disgraced aristocrat.
Directed by Clive Donner · 1h 39m · Rated NR
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Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel
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