Doors Open is a 2012 Scottish thriller heist film directed by Marc Evans, starring Douglas Henshall, Stephen Fry, Lenora Crichlow and Kenneth Collard. It is based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Ian Rankin, about a self-made millionaire, an art professor and a banker, who come together to undertake an audacious art heist. The film was commissioned by ITV and produced by Stephen Fry's Sprout Pictures production company. It was officially released on 26 December 2012 in the UK.
Plot
After an evening’s drinking with Professor Gissing (Fry), an art expert, and banker Allan Cruickshank (Collard), self-made millionaire Mike McKenzie (Henshall) and his friends dream up a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the country – Edinburgh’s private art collection owned by a national bank.
Cast
Douglas Henshall as Mike McKenzie
Stephen Fry as Professor Gissing
Lenora Crichlow as Laura Stanton
Kenneth Collard as Allan Cruickshank
Brian McCardie as Charlie Calloway
Elliot Cowan as Bruce Cameron
Philip Whitchurch as The Geordie
Paul McCole as Glenn
Rab Affleck as Hate
Sarah McCardie as Carol
Bobby Rainsbury as HR Woman
Ellie O'Brien as Theresa
Production
Filming began on 23 April 2012 in Edinburgh. Parts of the film were also shot on the coast of the Scottish Borders and Garvald, East Lothian, with saleroom scenes shot at Edinburgh auction house, Lyon & Turnbull.