NO-ONE has done more to try and end the blight of sectarianism in Glasgow than Cara Henderson.

The former Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year was just a teenager when she set up anti-bigotry charity Nil by Mouth, following the murder of her best friend, who was stabbed on a Bridgeton street because of the colour of his football scarf.

Despite facing abuse and hatred, Cara persevered and she remains integral to the work of the charity which continues to campaign against sectarianism across Scotland, almost two decades on.

Cara is in the running to be named Greatest Glaswegian, voted for by Evening Times readers.

Over the summer we are revealing the names of 100 men and women who have put the city on the map through sport, science, politics, the arts and more.

Most were born here, some moved here to work or study and have since made the city their own, opening the eyes of others around the world to its strengths and successes; and others have made such an impact on Glasgow that, despite having been born elsewhere, they are inextricably linked with the city, its people, culture and ideals.

Once all 100 have been announced, we will be opening our list up to a public vote, giving our readers the chance to determine who should be crowned Greatest Glaswegian.

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Alongside Cara, today we are profiling a movie great, the much-respected director Bill Forsyth, who was born in 1946, near the Glasgow shipyard where his father worked.

He says an early visit to pantomime put him off performing.

“Growing up in Glasgow in the 50s, pantomime was obviously a big thing,” he told the Edinburgh International Film Festival last year. “I remember my first visit: there was a guy on stilts –at least I hope they were stilts – I was maybe 4 or 5, started greeting. I’ve always been quite a reserved person, but the idea of performing was totally out of the window after that.”

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After 15 years of making public-information films, travelogues and the like, he wrote an outline for a feature film about a shy teenager who falls in love with the female striker in his school football team.

Gregory’s Girl went on to be a massive success, making stars of its leads – John Gordon Sinclair and Clare Grogan – winning a BAFTA and it is still revered, almost 40 years on. A string of hit films followed, including Local Hero and Comfort and Joy, and he worked with Hollywood stars including Burt Reynolds (in Breaking In) and Robin Williams, in Being Human, as well as Burt Lancaster in Local Hero.

It is for those early Scottish-set movies, which spoke to a generation and entertained countless since, that Forsyth will forever be best known.

Find out who else is in the running at eveningtimes.co.uk Two more contenders will be revealed tomorrow.