The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Gayle Rankin
as Jean Brodie

Gayle recently wrapped the next season of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (HBO), returning as fan favourite ALYS RIVERS. She also just shot the lead in independent feature THE INCOMER alongside Domhnall Gleeson.

Her other television credits include Janicza Bravo’s THE LISTENERS (BBC), Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins series KINDRED (FX), a much loved turn as ‘Sheila the She-Wolf’ in Netflix’s hit GLOW and the popular HBO reboot of PERRY MASON opposite Matthew Rhys.

She will next be seen in Sean Dunn’s debut feature THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD (Mubi).

Gayle is an established star of New York’s theatre scene. She was Tony nominated for her performance as Sally Bowles opposite Eddie Redmayne in Rebecca Frecknall’s award winning production of CABARET on Broadway. Other theatre credits include “Ophelia” opposite Oscar Isaac in Sam Gold’s production of HAMLET, Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Tony Kushner’s THE ILLUSION, and Sam Gold’s THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX opposite Diane Lane. Gayle made her Broadway debut in CABARET for director Sam Mendes.

Maureen Beattie
as Miss Mackay

Maureen Beattie’s work in theatre includes King Lear for Piltrochy Festival Theatre, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Othello (also world tour including BAM) for the National Theatre; Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV Parts One and Two, Henry V, King Lear, The Constant Couple, The Man of Mode and Titus Andronicus for the RSC; Escaped Alone and Death of a Salesman at the Royal Exchange, Manchester; Duet for One at the Orange Tree; The Master Builder at Chichester; The Scent of Roses, The Winter’s Tale, and The Cherry Orchard at Edinburgh Royal Lyceum; No Quarter and Nuclear War at the Royal

Court; Yerma at the Young Vic and Park Avenue Armory; Right Now at Bath, The Bush and Traverse; John Gabriel Barclay for Òran Mór; Noises Off (Old Vic tour);  Medea at Edinburgh Fringe and international tour; As You Like It at Regent’s Park; The Deep Blue Sea at Nottingham Playhouse; 27, The Enquirer, Interference and Yer Granny for National Theatre of Scotland and Daisy Pulls It Off, My Fair Lady and The Ferryman in the West End. TV includes; Fear, Playing Nice, Black Cake, Our House, Deadwater Fell, Outlander, Casualty, Wing and A Prayer, Twelfth Night and Bramwell. Films include; Sunlight, Spores, The List and The Decoy Bride. Her most recent work on radio was This Thing of Darkness series for Radio 4.

Brian Ferguson
as Gordon Lowther

In 2024 Brian starred as Michael Rebus in the BBC reboot of Ian Rankin’s Rebus; his performance was nominated for Best Actor at the RTS Scotland Awards. Brian will be filming the next series of Rebus in the coming months. Other screen roles include a regular role in The Ipcress File for ITV, opposite Joe Cole and Tom Hollander; The Spanish Princess, Elizabeth is Missing and Shetland. Brian can also be seen in Dept Q for Netflix and recently finished filming a regular role in The Dark for ITV.

Theatre credits include: White Nights (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Cyrano de Bergerac (Citizens Theatre Glasgow/Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); A Number (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); Oil (Almeida Theatre); Anything That Gives Off Light; Black Watch; Rupture; Snuff (National Theatre of Scotland); The Broken Heart; The Changeling (Shakespeare’s Globe); Hamlet (Citizens Theatre); Adler & Gibb (Royal Court); The Game Show (Bush Theatre); The Aztec Trilogy; Richard III; Dunsinane; Shakespeare in a Suitcase (Royal Shakespeare Company); Money (The Arches); Earthquakes in London (National Theatre); The Dark Things; The Guard (Edinburgh Traverse); The Drawer Boy; The Trials (Tron Theatre Glasgow)

Dyfan Dwyfor
as Teddy Lloyd

Dyfan Dwyfor is a BAFTA-nominated Welsh actor.

Film credits include – BOLAN’S SHOES, Y SWN, THE LIBRARY SUICIDES (BAFTA CYMRU, BEST ACTOR NOMINATION), PRIDE, THE BAKER.

Television credits include – MEN UP, STEELTOWN MURDERS, OUTLANDER, ANNIKA, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL, REQUIEM

Theatre credits include – THE SEAGULL (CHICHESTER) NYE (NT), THE TWILIGHT ZONE (WEST END), RICHARD III (ROSE THEATRE YORK), TITUS ANDRONICUS (GLOBE), HAMLET, ROMEO & JULIET, THE DRUNKS, COMEDY OF ERRORS, AS YOU LIKE IT, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR (ALL RSC).

Bobby Rainsbury
as Sandy

Scottish actress Bobby Rainsbury has recently wrapped on the upcoming Lenny Abrahamson feature film HILLSIDE DRIVE, with Tom Burke and Eve Hewson. She is perhaps best known for playing series regular ‘Maura Grant’ in the new Outlander spinoff BLOOD OF MY BLOOD, which will return this Autumn.

Recent television work includes Series 5 of THE WITCHER for Netflix; Channel 4 drama SUMMERWATER,  and THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO opposite Matt Smith.
Bobby gave a critically acclaimed performance as one of the leads in ITV drama KAREN PIRIE. Other television credits include DEPARTMENT Q for Netflix; THE CROWN; VIGIL for BBC; IN PLAIN SIGHT for ITV and CALL THE MIDWIFE. On the big screen, Bobby starred in LAST BREATH, the feature adaptation of the hit Netflix documentary alongside Woody Harrelson and Simu Lie.

Sophie Fortune
as Joyce Emily

Sophie trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Theatre credits include: Inexperience (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Between The Lines (Glasgow Museum of Modern Art); Let The Right One In (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); That Hopey Changey Thing (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); The Cherry Orchard (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); The Multiverse Is Gay (Lyceum Young Company); Seven Against Edinburgh (Lyceum Young Company); Rent (Bare Productions Ltd); Whistle (Research & Development).

Tallulah Grieve
as Monica

Tallulah appeared at the Royal Lyceum as Masha in THE SEAGULL and Kitty in ANNA KARENINA, a co-production with Bristol Old Vic. She multi-roled in CORAM BOY at Chichester Festival Theatre/Lowry, Salford and plays series regular Beatrix in BBC drama BOARDERS (Studio Lambert). She can be seen as Petunia in Amazon Prime TV drama MY LADY JANE and as Princess Gwen in musical feature film CINDERELLA (Sony Films).

Tallulah plays the lead role Orla in feature film OUR LADIES (Sony/Sigma), for which she was longlisted for the British Independent Film Awards 2021 in the Breakthrough Performance Category.

Other screen credits include PENANCE (West Road Pictures for Channel 5), LOCKED DOWN (AGC Studios), FLATMATES (BBC) and MILLIE INBETWEEN (Zodiak Kids for CBBC).

Liberty Black
as Mary

Liberty Black graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2025 and straight out of the block secured her first professional acting job taking
on the lead role in KELI, a National Theatre of Scotland production directed by Bryony Shanahan. Liberty recently wrapped on Brian Elsley’s new BBC
drama COUNSELS, as well as the new comedy TV pilot THE DOGHOUSE for Hat Trick and the BBC, written by Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson.

Shreya Khaund Marshall
as Jenny

Shreya Khaund Marshall is a recent graduate of Guildhall School of Music & Drama. During her time at Guildhall, she performed in several plays including As You Like It, The Welkin, Children of the Sun and Classical Woman, the last of which she co-produced and created.

Since graduating, Shreya has been cast in a role for Netflix’s Department Q. This production marks her National Theatre of Scotland debut.