Gregory's Girl: 'The affection for it overwhelms me'

Hardly a day goes by without somebody asking Clare Grogan to quote a line from Gregory's Girl, the teenage romantic comedy set in a Scottish new town which became an unlikely hit when it was released 40 years ago this week.

Gregory's Girl 40th anniversary

As we mark the 40-year anniversary of the Cumbernauld cinematic sensation, I look at how I fell in love with the awkward, clumsy Gregory in a modern world where boys take themselves far too seriously, writes Hannah Brown.

Gregory Underwood (John Gordon Sinclair), a gawky teenager, is infatuated with Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), the new girl at school, and delighted when she joins him in the football team. Unfortunately, she turns out to be a better player than he is. (Well, he is Scottish.) This quirky, engaging romcom follows his hapless efforts to impress her.