Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man

Recently I have been looking back at Peter McDougall classics such as Just Another Saturday, The Elephants Graveyard and Just A Boys Game to name a few,

I had only heard of Tarry Dan Tarry Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man having read up on Peter's list of films and managed to find an ok but watchable copy on Youtube.

At first I didn't give it much thought but after watching the film for the first time I ended up watching again, after the second time it got Me thinking of a lot of subjects connected to the film ie peer pressure, insecurity, bullying, social deprivation and the fear of impending adulthood.

The play follows Jonah Grattan, a loutish teenager who is fast approaching his 16th birthday, Jonah has nightmares of stained glass depicting an ancient battle which took place in the town where he lives, he is also closely being followed by a local tramp named Tarry Dan who is a sort of boogeyman figure, Jonah becomes obsessed with tracking down Tarry Dan and bullies his friends into helping him, as the hours count down to his 16th birthday, he alienates his friends and tracks down Tarry Dan to an ancient church where his family history and destiny will be revealed.