Following the success of '' The Big Slick '' , McGeagh reunited with Hughes and Grantham in 2013 to write their next feature film . Work began later that year on '' A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide '' , a story about a man named Tom Collins whose string of suicide attempts leads him to plan what he dubs will be his own ' spectacular suicide ' . With the film written , McGeagh was approached to play the lead role which he accepted . Director Graham Hughes , later said ' I think he 's a talent — and was the right guy for the part . ' The film was later released in 2014 and was well received both at home and abroad . Its first festival appearance was at the Cinequest Film Festival in California , and in the UK the film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . '' A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide '' earned McGeagh a 2nd Bafta nomination at the 2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards for Best Acting Performance
2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
Graeme McGeagh