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Bottom of the Midden

Third Worst – Joanne Whalley – for “The Big Man” as Beth Scoular. (Posh RADA actress bird doing a working-class Scottish accent. Her casting is a complete mystery).
Second Worst - Dame Peggy Ashcroft – for “The 39 Steps” as Margaret, the crofter’s wife. (Another posh RADA actress doing Scottish in an era when it didn’t really matter if they hurt Scottish feelings. Her scripted lines were complete rubbish too !)
Worst - Norah Gorson – for “Geordie” as Jean – (even Wikipedia says “..described as one of the worst attempts at a Scottish accent ever to appear on screen, although there are a number of serious contenders for that title”).

Spot the common link in the worst category – a) they’re all women and b) they’re all English. So film directors – never cast English actresses as Scotswomen with accents.

At least American actress Jessica Lange did a passable accent in “Rob Roy”!

What about Maggie Smith? She does a wonderful Scottish accent (Both Working class and otherwise in spite of her Posh Englishness?