One of a series of TV docudramas called Vic Reeves' Rogues Gallery, portrays Wallace as a con man & cattle rustler, who survived mainly by playing on the hatred between two Scottish Lairds (Argyll and Montrose).

He was reported to have specialised in arriving at the field of battle just too late to become personally involved.

Much as I would prefer him to have been the great hearted, honourable man so ably portrayed in the film, I suspect that the truth lies somewhere between the two.

What is certainly true, is that the progress of Scotland toward self determination and independence started, inadvertently or not, with him.

Maybe flawed, but a national hero nontheless.

Don T.