Wild Rose

Rose-Lynn is released after serving a year in prison for attempted drug smuggling. Her status as a convicted criminal costs her the job in Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry house band. She returns to life in Glasgow with the weight of her past on her shoulders.

Marion urges Rose-Lynn to abandon the music dream for a steady job and her children. She reminds her that being a young mother complicates success, and she suggests focusing on responsibility.

Rose-Lynn starts a cleaning job at Susannah's large Glasgow house. While cleaning, Susannah's children overhear her singing and tell their mother about the talent, sparking the possibility of a future performance.

Seeking a chance, Rose-Lynn records a song and sends it to BBC Radio presenter Bob Harris. Harris offers to meet her in London if she can travel, planting the first seed of a Nashville dream.

Rose-Lynn petitions the court to lift her probationary 7pm to 7am curfew to travel for opportunities. A judge agrees, clearing the way for a London trip.

She travels by train to London and sits in on a live Ashley McBryde performance. Bob Harris encourages her to keep performing and to write her own songs, pushing her toward self-expression.

Susannah offers Rose-Lynn a performance at her upcoming house party to raise money for a Nashville fund. The plan is for guests to contribute rather than give gifts, tying the night to her dreams.

Rose-Lynn asks Marion to watch her children so she can rehearse, but Marion declines to cancel her own holiday plans. Rose-Lynn then shuffles the kids between friends to prepare for the performance.

The day before the party, Susannah's husband takes Rose-Lynn aside and tells her he knows about the conviction and that she must stop performing after the show. The tension foreshadows a conflict between duty and ambition.

Rose-Lynn's son breaks his arm while she is away, and doctors say a cast cannot be applied until after the planned performance. Marion arrives to help but criticises her for neglect, highlighting the strain between motherhood and career.

Rose-Lynn rushes to the party but freezes on stage, breaking down emotionally. She confesses her guilt and acknowledges that her conviction and early motherhood have affected her chances at music, then leaves the event.

Rose-Lynn finds a steady day job as a waitress and dedicates herself to her children. The focus shifts from ambition to responsibility, reshaping her path.

Marion reveals a large savings for Rose-Lynn's Nashville trip and gives it to her, hoping she can seize the opportunity. Rose-Lynn initially resists, but Marion expresses regret about not having achieved her own goals.

Rose-Lynn travels to Nashville to try her luck but finds it difficult to secure gigs. She sneaks onto the Ryman Auditorium stage during a backstage tour, sings to the empty hall, and meets a security guard who offers to introduce her to a record producer, but she decides to return to Glasgow.

One year later, Rose-Lynn performs an original song at Celtic Connections titled 'Glasgow (No Place Like Home)', to thunderous applause. Bob Harris, Susannah, and her children are in the audience, witnessing her return to her roots.