Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

2018 - 2019 NR 1h 58m 8.4

A uniquely 'Billy' approach to biography - part shaggy dog tale, part self-portrait, with a lot of jokes, personal archive and a few famous faces thrown in between.

In British comedy there is a line in the sand and that line is Billy Connolly. Before he found fame on an international level, British comedy was an end-of-the-pier kind of affair - but through sheer talent and force of personality, Connolly ploughed a different and deeply personal yet universal approach to comedy and in doing so he changed the face of British comedy forever. He has been called the Beatles and Jesus of comedy by his peers and an immature 'manure mouth' by the leader of the Scottish Zion Baptist Church. So say what you like about him but you can't deny everyone wants to know him. And that is what Made In Scotland is about - it is Billy as you have never seen him before - intimate, deeply personal and very funny. Weaved around personal accounts and interviews from famous faces, Billy's life is revealed in all its glory - a shaggy dog story approach to his work - and one that has turned him from Billy Connolly the welder into Billy Connolly - The Big Yin.

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Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Dec 28, 2018

Part one of a uniquely 'Billy' approach to biography - part shaggy dog tale, ...

Episode 2

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Aired: Jan 4, 2019

This final installment finds Billy back in the Scotland of his childhood, whe...


Info about Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary