---
name: "Allan Scott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/allan-scott"
fi1m_id: "allan-scott"
imdb_id: "nm0778819"
tmdb_id: 589662
wikidata_id: "Q2837770"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "16 September 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:09.039838+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Allan Scott

## Identity

Allan Scott

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/allan-scott
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** allan-scott
- **IMDb ID:** nm0778819
- **TMDB ID:** 589662
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2837770
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Scott_(Scottish_screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2837770, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/589662

Writer and producer. Born 16 September 1939 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 16 September 1939, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1973–present
- **Also known as:** Allan Shiach, Allan George Shiach, Alan Scott
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Nicolas Roeg](https://film.one/person/nicolas-roeg.md), [Scott Frank](https://film.one/person/scott-frank.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (1), 1990s 77 (3), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Horror 2, Crime 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $15m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Scott_(Scottish_screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2837770, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/589662

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Witches*](https://film.one/film/the-witches.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*The Queen's Gambit*](https://film.one/tv/the-queens-gambit.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Allan Scott is a Scottish screenwriter and producer. Born Allan George Shiach on 16 September 1939 in Elgin, Moray, he writes and produces under the pseudonym Allan Scott. He was educated at Gordonstoun School and McGill University in Montreal.

Scott began his career writing for television in the UK and US while serving as a non-executive director of the Macallan-Glenlivet distillery, later becoming its chairman and chief executive from 1979 to 1997. He co-wrote the screenplay for *Don't Look Now* (1973) with Chris Bryant and collaborated on several films directed by Nicolas Roeg, including *Castaway* (1986), *The Witches* (1990), *Cold Heaven* (1991) and *Two Deaths* (1995). His other credits include *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), *In Love and War* (1996) and *The Fourth Angel* (2001). He was co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix series *The Queen's Gambit* (2020). He has received an Edgar Award and a Writers' Guild Award, and was nominated for a BAFTA for *Regeneration* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *The Queen's Gambit* (2020), Fi1m 74, Creator, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-queens-gambit.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *The Witches* (1990), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-witches.md)
- *Don't Look Now* (1973), Fi1m 90, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-now.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Shallow Grave* (1994), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/shallow-grave.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *You're Cordially Invited* (2025), as Puppeteer
- *The Spirit of 1926* (2022), Writer
- *The Queen's Gambit* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-queens-gambit.md)
- *Kon-Tiki* (2012), Script Consultant
- *Dark Side* (2003), Producer
- *Fancy Dancing* (2002), Producer
- *The Fourth Angel* (2001), Screenplay, Producer
- *Grizzly Falls* (1999), Producer
- *The Match* (1999), Producer
- *Regeneration* (1997), Screenplay, Producer
- *In Love and War* (1996), Screenplay, Screenstory
- *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), Screenplay
- *Samson and Delilah* (1996), series, Writer
- *True Blue* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Two Deaths* (1996), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Shallow Grave* (1994), Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/shallow-grave.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, Teleplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Cold Heaven* (1992), Producer, Writer
- *The Witches* (1990), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-witches.md)
- *Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun* (1988), Writer
- *Taffin* (1988), Executive Producer
- *Apprentice to Murder* (1988), Writer
- *Castaway* (1986), Writer
- *D.A.R.Y.L.* (1985), Writer
- *Martin's Day* (1985), Writer
- *The Awakening* (1980), Writer
- *Golden Rendezvous* (1977), Writer
- *Joseph Andrews* (1977), Screenplay, Lyricist
- *The Spiral Staircase* (1975), Screenplay
- *The Girl from Petrovka* (1974), Writer
- *Don't Look Now* (1973), Screenplay — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-now.md)
- *The Man Who Had Power Over Women* (1970), Writer

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