Gabriel and Me is a 2001 film starring Iain Glen, Sean Landless and Billy Connolly as the angel Gabriel. It originated from the British play I Luv You Jimmy Spud. Some outdoor scenes were filmed in North East England including the Roker pier in Sunderland. Jimmy Spud is a young loner living in the Byker Wall. Ever since his father threw him high in the air from South Shields pier, he dreamt of being able to fly, and specifically of being an angel. He lives with his brutish but terminally ill father, played by Iain Glen, his mother and philosophical grandfather . He is bullied at school.... Whilst "praying" in a derelict and abandoned church one day, Jimmy is visited by Gabriel , who advises him on how to become an angel. He goes home and sows a multitude of feathers onto an old dress and goes wandering around the docks. We next see him on the absolute top of a tower crane, watching a boy cycling below. The boy skids and lands in the water. Jimmy sees his chance to prove himself and dives in to rescue him. The boy, a Pakistani boy scout, thanks him and they become friends.
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| Release date: | 2001 |
| Directed by: | Udayan Prasad |
| Runtime: | 84 Minutes |