A three-part series comparing movie versions of history with the real events. 2: Braveheart. The battle of Stirling Bridge was missing a bridge, the hanging of Scottish nobles is pure folklore, and Mad Mel 's love interest was actually a a young girl living in France when William Wallace died. But Mel Gibson 's film captured the spirit of rebellion in 13th-century Scotland and inspired Scots to take a new interest in their past. Journalist Gerry Northam goes in search of the real William Wallace behind the film version. Producer John Byrne