Bill Paterson and Peter Capaldi star in this BBC adaptation of the Iain Banks novel. Seven years after Rory McHoan disappeared without a trace en route to visit his brother Kenneth, Rory\'s nephew Prentice decides to find out what really happened to him. He attempts to decipher Rory\'s inaccessible computer disks, but must make various discoveries about himself and his family first. Synopsis Superior BBC adaptation of Iain Banks\'s acclaimed and darkly comic novel in which teenager Prentice sets out to uncover the truth behind the mysterious and unresolved disappearance of his Uncle Rory. He finds that the truth lies under a tapestry of dark secrets shrouding his own family\'s past. Running Time: 240 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 4 Aug. 2008