Dee Hepburn

Gregory's Girl: 'The affection for it overwhelms me'

Hardly a day goes by without somebody asking Clare Grogan to quote a line from Gregory's Girl, the teenage romantic comedy set in a Scottish new town which became an unlikely hit when it was released 40 years ago this week.

Steven Brocklehurst, BBC, 24th April 2021

Gregory's Girl 40th anniversary

As we mark the 40-year anniversary of the Cumbernauld cinematic sensation, I look at how I fell in love with the awkward, clumsy Gregory in a modern world where boys take themselves far too seriously, writes Hannah Brown.

Hannah Gordon, The Scotsman, 23rd April 2021

Gregory Underwood (John Gordon Sinclair), a gawky teenager, is infatuated with Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), the new girl at school, and delighted when she joins him in the football team. Unfortunately, she turns out to be a better player than he is. (Well, he is Scottish.) This quirky, engaging romcom follows his hapless efforts to impress her.

The Telegraph, 17th September 2009