few film i would describe a be a joy from start to finish . maybe this be the only one . when thing go bad theyre never that bad for gregory and okay he lose his place in the football team and but he in love who care . and when he finally get his dream date with dorothy and be lead from pillar to post and by first one girl then another he take it all in his stride . and why not . he young and it a lovely summer day in cumbernauld . it all there for the taking . if this film doesn not make you smile and you either have no heart or the scottish accent be put you off . give them a chance and u scot folk flock and like the rest of the world to see film from the u it not that difficult . so go on and search this movie out . the esteemed critic barry norman have this great movie in his top 100 film of the century and furthermore it the only post 70 uk film . so check it out .