Richard Jobson – MRQE

The Somnambulists

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

British servicemen and women reflect on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War.

New Town Killers

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She’s in debt, he’s going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash.

A Woman in Winter

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An astronomer enters into a destructive affair with a photographer.

The Purifiers

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story of martial arts clubs who have created their own city infrastructure after tiring of government initiatives. Responding to the greed and corruption creeping into the other clubs, headed by capitalist-wannabe Moses, The Purifiers battle to maintain the successful system which has rid the city of crime and violence.

16 Years of Alcohol

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson’s first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.