"he played Professor Hayman, making him, as "The Manchester Guardian" put it, "baleful as a shaven John Knox and lean as a buzzard … a grand performance".This was the start of an association between Sim and Bridie that lasted until the latter's death in 1951, with Sim starring in, and directing, "Mr Bolfry" (1943), "The Forrigan Reel" (1945), "Dr Angelus" (1947) and "Mr Gillie" (1950).