It is not every day that you have a gangster thriller series that explores Scotland’s drug underworld set, filmed and produced in the capital.
But Edinburgh filmmaker Garry Fraser, 44, who grew up in the scheme in Muirhouse, has done just that by creating a project that celebrates working class culture. The cast for the first instalment of Supply & Demand is mostly made up of non-actors who have experienced trauma in their life, whether as ex-veterans or martial artists from economically challenged backgrounds.
The series is based on a family that is torn apart by addiction and involvement in the international drug trade. It focuses on the war on drugs, the role of the establishment in propagating the issue, as well as the real life stories of those caught up in the illegal narcotics trade.
