However, his victory is short-lived as his record is broken by Chris Boardman (Adrian Grove, credited as Adrian Smith) a week later. The Union Cycliste Internationale hold a meeting where they devise rules to discourage Obree from using his experimental bicycle in future. Obree is severely depressed the night following his record-making ride. This is exacerbated when Boardman breaks the record. When Obree is confronted in a pub by the four bullies who had victimised him years earlier at school, he becomes completely withdrawn and rarely leaves his house. Baxter attempts to counsel him, but Obree feels betrayed when he discovers that Baxter is the pastor of a local church and the younger Obree is agnostic towards religion. a b "Capone With THE FLYING SCOTSMAN's Jonny Lee Miller!!". Ain't It Cool News. 30 April 2007 . Retrieved 28 June 2007. Built in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in 1923, Flying Scotsman soon became the star locomotive of the British railway system, pulling the first train to break the 100mph barrier in 1934. Billy Boyd as Malky McGovern: Obree's manager. When approached to have a role in the film, Boyd knew only the "basic elements" of Obree's story. [6] Boyd, being Scottish, felt it important to have the right script and further promote Scottish film.

Director Compton Bennett had a major hit with "The Seventh Veil" (1945) but by the mid 1950s he was ensconced in programmers. Shot in just 3 weeks on a budget of 18,000 pounds - shows what a imaginative and proficient director can do when given a chance. In the 1950's , all the studios were churning out 'B' movies, or as their publicity offices preferred to call them, Supporting Features. Most are now just memories or entries in catalogues, but in their day they were 65 minutes of taut thriller and proved to be the training ground for actors, writers, directors and technicians, as well as the twilight zone for former top stars. The historic Flying Scotsman locomotive was in Aviemore this week operating services along the Strathspey Heritage Railway to Boat of Garten and Broomhill.Wade, Mike (19 October 2002). "Obree's life story gathers momentum with Miller". The Scotsman . Retrieved 28 June 2007. The Flying Scot is a compact, claustrophobic British B-movie gem directed by Compton Bennett ( The Seventh Veil, Man-Eater) and written by Norman Hudis ( Carry on Nurse, The Duke Wore Jeans) and Ralph Smart ( Always a Bride, Bush Christmas). The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "The most noteworthy thing about this crime programme filler is that it was scripted by Norman Hudis, who wrote six Carry On films. As with most British B-movies of the period, a clutch of transatlantic stars were imported to raise the profile, but they couldn't do much to distract from the mediocrity of this train robbery thriller." [8]

The Flying Scotsman is a 2006 British drama film, based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. The film covers the period of Obree's life that saw him take, lose, and then retake the world one-hour distance record. The film stars Jonny Lee Miller as Obree, Laura Fraser, Billy Boyd, and Brian Cox. Bradshaw, Peter (15 August 2006). "The Flying Scotsman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006 . Retrieved 28 June 2007. This genre has now been overtaken by the TV cop programme. Not surprisingly, in the 1970's companies like ITC snapped up many of the people who had once worked in 'B' movies. The Flying Scotsman is taking part at volunteer-run Strathspey Railway and was due to be running tours on Saturday and Sunday. Representatives of both the Flying Scotsman and the railway have been asked to comment.Such releases as this must always be applauded, as they keep older, less enduring films alive, restore visuals and audio, and provide just enough in the way of trivia and context to pique the interest of film fans to find out more about the genre. The only issue here is one of knowing for whom this presented. It is a slight, unremarkable film, with slight, unremarkable extras. As such this is for the film student or the genre completist only. Daly-Peoples, John. "Flying Scotsman". National Business Review. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007 . Retrieved 28 June 2007. I was surprised and delighted to find out that this is a fast-paced and snappy little thriller that wrings maximum tension out of the premise. B-movie director Compton Bennett's direction is assured and CARRY ON scriptwriter Norman Hudis delivers a story that's full of engaging characters and unpredictable sub-plots. A spokesman for SFRS said: “We were alerted at 7.10pm on Friday to reports of a collision involving two trains at Aviemore Railway Station. The gang then flies to a tropical location. So far no words have been spoken. Finally the gangs talk about their six previous heists and a plan to rob the Flying Scotsman train of half a million pounds. The robberies are planned meticulously..