Filming has got underway on Scottish Mussel, which marks the directing and writing debut of Talulah Riley.
Talulah Riley
Riley is best known for her work in front of the camera with the likes of St. Trinian's, The Boat That Rocked, and The Knot under her belt, and now she is making the transition to the director's chair.
Cameras have rolled on Scottish Mussel, and they will film on location in and around Glasgow for the next four weeks.
Riley has brought together a great cast for the film, as Martin Compston has landed the central role of Ritchie.
Riley will also star in the film, alongside Joe Thomas, Harry Enfield, Emun Elliott, Paul Brannigan, and Rachael Sterling.
Ritchie is Glaswegian chancer with low hopes and no prospects. Disillusioned with city-life, he goes undercover at a Highland conservation centre to make his fortune as an illegal pearl fisher with the help of his two hapless and accident-prone mates, Danny and Fraser.
Here he meets Beth, a pretty English conservationist passionate about saving endangered mussels from the clutches of pearl thieves in the Scottish Highlands.
Falling for her instantly, Ritchie must beat off competition in the form of Highland Ranger Ethan, a smooth-talking American Adonis convinced that Beth can't resist his charms forever.
After the success of pearl fishing attracts the unwanted attentions of old-school Glaswegian mobster Gavin and his work at the centre leads him to question his true motivations, Ritchie must risk life and limb to save the Highlands from ecological disaster and win Beth's heart.
We are seeing more and more actors make the leap into the director's chair and I am looking forward to seeing what Riley delivers with her debut.
No release date for Scottish Mussel has yet been announced.
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