Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to ensure that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Carl is married to a local girl and their relationship is at breaking point - she wants to leave Scotland and settle in America while he wants to remain in Scotland. With his brother-in-law Willie, who is already estranged from his wife and under threat of redundancy from his shipyard job, the two men forge a friendship to help each other through.
Director: Ian Knox
Harvey Keitel
Carl
Andrew Byatt
Willie
Stella Gonet
Rachel
David Lansbury
Daniel
Katherine Stark
Ruth
Jenny McCrindle
Aileen
Hugh Martin
Willie and Rachel's Father
Lesley Jackson
Morag
1996