Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Born: November 24, 1942
in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
A Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.

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The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Title: The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: Movie
In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partnership was ignited; the band they formed, Microdisney, was one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s stunning melodic arrangements with Cathal’s poetic, angry lyrics, they recorded three brilliant LPs, gained critical adulation and an obsessive cult following. But a hit single eluded them, as did radio play and LP sales. By 1988, frustrated by their lack of progress, the band crashed and burned, leaving a trail of acrimony and broken friendships.
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Title: Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: October 26, 2022
Type: Movie
Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever made and revealing chats with some of TV’s most beloved stars. But Konnie also tells a perhaps more surprising story: of how kids’ TV has frequently been at the forefront of social change, in terms of the stories it tells and the people who get to tell them.
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Title: Billy Connolly Does...
Character: Himself
Released: February 24, 2022
Type: TV
With unprecedented access to Billy at home this series is all jokes and shaggy dog tales as Billy mixes his unique wisdom with classic stand up. A wonderful reminder of why we all love the Big Yin. Each of the episodes covers a particular topic, whether that's work, sex, travel, childhood and parenthood or love and marriage and showcases classic and hidden treasures of Billy's stand-up routines. The series, which is shot in and around his Florida home, provides an intimate guide to Billy's relationship with his material, as well as offering insights into his life.
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Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Title: Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Character: Themselves
Released: December 21, 2021
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly invites us to his newly adopted home of the Florida Keys for an intimate look at the life he leads since deciding to step back from stand-up comedy.
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Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Title: Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2021
Type: Movie
A study of the comedian and actor based on interviews, TV appearances, and stand-up performances from his career, revealing his journey from a childhood of mother abandonment in Glasgow tenement blocks to the pinnacle of worldwide showbusiness.
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Parkinson at 50
Title: Parkinson at 50
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 28, 2021
Type: Movie
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Title: Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 2020
Type: Movie
As all-time comedy-great Sir Billy Connolly steps back from his legendary stand-up shows, this star-studded special celebrates Billy’s uproarious time on-stage and laughs along with his greatest stand-up moments. Filmed at his home in the Florida Keys, Billy looks back fondly at five hilarious decades on stage. There are exclusive chats with some of Billy's biggest famous fans including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Russell Brand, Sir Lenny Henry, Aisling Bea, Armando Iannucci and Sheridan Smith - alongside the insider insights of his wife and soulmate, Pamela Stephenson. Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure… is a definitive celebration of a comedy colossus. An uplifting, emotional and hysterically funny 75 minutes in the company of the Big Yin at his entertaining best. It will make you laugh. It may even make you cry. A festive treat and a fitting send-off for a stand-up like no other.
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Title: Billy and Us
Character: Self
Released: May 14, 2020
Type: TV
Documentary exploring the impact Billy Connolly had on Scotland's cultural landscape.
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Scotland: Contains Strong Language
Title: Scotland: Contains Strong Language
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: April 4, 2020
Type: Movie
Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? This documentary sees Cora sing, swear and scrutinise why Scotland swears so well. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the BBC? Aunty Beeb is the institution that has been historically priggish about language - always bleeping words and apologising for those that slipped through. So Cora runs a list past BBC Scotland’s head of editorial standards to see what she can get away with.
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Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Title: Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Character: Himself - Interviewed Guest
Released: January 10, 2020
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred encounter with Will Gompertz.
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Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Title: Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Character: Himself
Released: October 10, 2019
Type: Movie
Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, legendary Scot Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour. Recorded in 2015, during the Australian leg, this whip smart routine is a riotous journey filled with outrageous tales and blistering observations of everyday absurdities. Screening as a special one-night-only event, Connolly will also muse upon his career, life and legacy in a deeply personal interview filmed exclusively for cinema audiences.
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Title: Billy Connolly's Great American Trail
Character: Himself
Released: September 5, 2019
Type: TV
Billy Connolly goes far off the beaten track into the places you’ve heard of but have rarely seen, as he follows the migratory trail of the Scots through America, starting in New York and finishing in the heart of America, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Title: Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
Character: Himself
Released: December 28, 2018
Type: TV
Two-part series with intimate interviews with Billy Connolly, providing unique insight into the early influences and motivations that made this comedy legend the man he is today.
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Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Title: Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Character: Himself
Released: December 13, 2018
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly takes you on a tour of his home in Florida. The journey is intercut with Billy reflecting on 25 years of distinctive and joyful global travelogues.
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Title: The Russell Howard Hour
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2017
Type: TV
Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.
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Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Title: Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Character: Himself
Released: June 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel MacLean - each create a new portrait of the Big Yin. As he sits with each artist, Billy talks about his remarkable life and career which has taken him from musician and pioneering stand-up to Hollywood star and national treasure.
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Title: Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Character: Self
Released: May 2, 2017
Type: TV
Danny Baker, Simon Callow, Richard E Grant, Cerys Matthews, Miriam Margolyes and Michael Sheen follow in the footsteps of their favourite British artists.
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Billy Connolly And Me
Title: Billy Connolly And Me
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2017
Type: Movie
Fans from around the globe share anecdotes about how Billy Connolly inspired them, with contributions from Judi Dench, David Tennant, Andy Murray, Elton John and Peter Kay
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Dying Laughing
Title: Dying Laughing
Character: Himself
Released: February 24, 2017
Type: Movie
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Title: Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Character: Self
Released: December 30, 2016
Type: Movie
This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.
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Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Title: Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Character: Himself
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Stand-up legend, Billy Connolly returns in his ‘High Horse Tour’. Even at the age of 72, the legendary Scot has a wild and manic energy—and is still as sharp as ever.
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Wild Oats
Title: Wild Oats
Character: Chandler
Released: September 22, 2016
Type: Movie
Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
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Title: Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America
Character: Hinself - Host
Released: April 1, 2016
Type: TV
Billy Connolly takes to the rails for a six thousand mile trip through the backyard of America.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Title: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Character: Dain
Released: December 10, 2014
Type: Movie
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
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What We Did on Our Holiday
Title: What We Did on Our Holiday
Character: Gordie McLeod
Released: September 26, 2014
Type: Movie
Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...
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Title: Billy Connolly's Big Send Off
Character: Presenter
Released: May 7, 2014
Type: TV
Billy Connolly undertakes a personal journey to evaluate and explore the ways in which we deal with the end of our lives - across all religious, cultural and social boundaries. With his trademark charisma and curiosity, he discovers what death means to different communities and the diverse ways in which it is marked.
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Title: Five Fables
Character: Himself - Narrator
Released: March 13, 2014
Type: TV
Enchanting animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly.
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Title: Great Bear Stakeout
Character: Narrator
Released: April 24, 2013
Type: TV
Deep in Alaska an expert team of film-makers follow the astonishing lives of grizzly bears.
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Quartet
Title: Quartet
Character: Wilf Bond
Released: December 26, 2012
Type: Movie
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
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What About Dick?
Title: What About Dick?
Character: Inspector McGuffin
Released: November 13, 2012
Type: Movie
What About Dick? begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley (Eddie Izzard), and tells the story of the subsequent decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano. The Piano (Eric Idle) narrates the tale of Dick (Russell Brand); his two cousins: Emma, (Jane Leeves) an emotionally stunted English girl; her kleptomaniac sister Helena (Sophie Winkleman) and their dipsomaniac Aunt Maggie (Tracey Ullman) who all live together in a large, rambling, Edwardian novel. When the Reverend Whoopsie (Tim Curry) discovers a piano on a beach, a plot is set afoot that can be solved only by a private Dick, the incomprehensible Scottish sleuth Inspector McGuffin (Billy Connolly) who with the aid of Sergeant Ken Russell (Jim Piddock) finally reveals the identity of the Houndsditch Mutilator.
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Brave
Title: Brave
Character: Fergus (voice)
Released: June 21, 2012
Type: Movie
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
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Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
Title: Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
Character: Himself
Released: November 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly’s most requested comedy clips – in addition to his first live TV performance. Billy is universally recognised as the master of observational humour, and here we see the comic genius at his hilarious best. You Asked For It features extracts from Billy’s most popular TV and theatrical stand-up performances, as well as his first ever TV special, broadcast in 1976.
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Title: Billy Connolly's Route 66
Character: himself
Released: September 15, 2011
Type: TV
Billy Connolly's Route 66 is a British documentary television series presented by Billy Connolly. It focused on his travels along the famous United States highway Route 66. The series, which consisted of four episodes, was shown on the British television network ITV. The first episode aired at 9pm on 15 September 2011.
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Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Title: Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Gerry Rafferty, who died in January 2011, was one of Scotland's best-loved singer/songwriters, famous around the world for hits such as "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You". This ArtWorks Scotland film, narrated by David Tennant, tells the story of Rafferty's life through his often autobiographical songs and includes contributions from Gerry's daughter Martha and brother Jim, friends and colleagues including Billy Connolly, John Byrne, and Joe Egan, admirers such as Tom Robinson and La Roux, and words and music from Rafferty himself.
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The Ballad of Nessie
Title: The Ballad of Nessie
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 13, 2011
Type: Movie
A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.
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Gulliver's Travels
Title: Gulliver's Travels
Character: King Theodore
Released: December 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
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Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
Title: Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
Character: self
Released: November 15, 2010
Type: Movie
Finally, the wait is over. Billy Connolly, the King of Comedy, returns in his first brand new stand up DVD for three years. As funny, topical and downright brilliant as ever, Billy Connolly Live in London 2010 is the master at his best. From raging about Britain’s political elite to reporting about the oddities of America, Live in London 2010 takes the audience on a hilarious series of anecdotes, digressions and yarns. Filmed this year during 20 sell-out nights at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, this is the show that caused a ticket website to crash from the demand when it first went on sale.
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Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Title: Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: Movie
One of the greatest poets of his generation, Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was also an expert fly-fisher. His favourite loch, the Loch of the Green Corrie, lies high up in the mountains of Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland. Fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Billy Connolly and award-winning poet and novelist Andrew Greig celebrate MacCaig in the centenary year of his birth with a journey from Edinburgh to Assynt and then the long climb to the Loch of the Green Corrie with its elusive trout.
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Title: Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 2009
Type: Movie
A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Title: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Character: Poppa Il Duce
Released: November 24, 2009
Type: Movie
Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.
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Title: Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World
Released: February 19, 2009
Type: TV
Comedian, actor and musician Billy Connolly braves the elements in this adventurous journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, via the legendary Northwest Passage.
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Open Season 2
Title: Open Season 2
Character: McSquizzy (voice)
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: Movie
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
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The X Files: I Want to Believe
Title: The X Files: I Want to Believe
Character: Father Joseph Crissman
Released: July 24, 2008
Type: Movie
Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI agent Doctor Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic hospital, and treating a boy named Christian who has Sandhoff disease, a terminal brain condition. FBI agent Drummy arrives to ask Scully’s help in locating Fox Mulder, the fugitive former head of the X-Files division, and says they will call off its manhunt for him if he will help investigate the disappearances of several women, including young FBI agent Monica Banan. Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
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Ronnie Drew: September Song
Title: Ronnie Drew: September Song
Released: May 1, 2008
Type: Movie
The name of the documentary comes from Drew's recording of "September Song", the Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson song made popular through recordings by a number of artists. With the founding of his revolutionary folk band, The Dubliners in 1962, Ronnie Drew has become synonymous with his native Dublin. September Song (2008) is an intimate portrayal of the legendary singer in which he recalls growing up in his granny's house in Dun Laoghaire, the founding of The Dubliners in O'Donoghue's pub on Merrion Row, his days of touring the world, the poignant loss of his wife of forty years, and his own battle with cancer. Featuring interviews with son Phelim, daughter Cliodhna and friends and fans Bono, Billy Connolly and Damien Dempsey.
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Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
Title: Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
Character: Himself
Released: November 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly's sensational show "Was It Something I Said?" was filmed in Adelaide on the Australian leg of his sell out 2006 World Tour. This recording captures comedy legend Billy at his brilliant, inspirational, hilariously funny best.
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Title: Shrink Rap
Character: Himself
Released: April 2, 2007
Type: TV
Actress and writer Pamela Stephenson is now a successful therapist – Dr Pamela Connolly – with a private practice in Los Angeles. She draws upon her professional training when interviewing A-list celebrities.
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Top Gear of the Pops
Title: Top Gear of the Pops
Character: Self (Comic Relief VT)
Released: March 16, 2007
Type: Movie
As part of Comic Relief 2007, the boys revived "Top Of The Pops" by having performances by Lethal Bizzle, Supergrass, Travis and Mcfly as well as integrating the Top Gear segment with music themes which includes news about upcoming music festivals etc.. In addition, the boys will perform for the very first time (Richard playing the bass guitar, Jeremy on drums and James on the keyboard) with singer Justin Hawkins.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Fuck
Title: Fuck
Character: Self
Released: November 10, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
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Open Season
Title: Open Season
Character: McSquizzy (voice)
Released: September 27, 2006
Type: Movie
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
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Fido
Title: Fido
Character: Fido
Released: September 7, 2006
Type: Movie
Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out.
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Title: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Character: Dargis
Released: June 15, 2006
Type: Movie
Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
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Title: Where My Dogs At?
Released: June 10, 2006
Type: TV
Where My Dogs At? was an animated program created by Aaron Matthew Lee and Jeffrey Ross that aired on MTV2 as part of its Sic'emation lineup.
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Billy Connolly: Live in New York
Title: Billy Connolly: Live in New York
Character: Billy Connolly
Released: November 14, 2005
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly's pathologically devoted fans have helped make him the best-selling comedian around the world. In this raucous special taped in New York, Billy Connolly brings his uncensored, uncut and unpredictable stand-up to the U.S.
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The Aristocrats
Title: The Aristocrats
Character: Self
Released: July 29, 2005
Type: Movie
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Title: Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 2005
Type: Movie
This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event
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Live Aid Against All Odds
Title: Live Aid Against All Odds
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the biggest televised event ever. Artists from the time tell the story of the day that music rocked the world. Organiser Bob Geldof recalls how after 12 weeks of manic preparation, the big day finally arrived.
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Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
Title: Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 2005
Type: Movie
An affectionate tribute to the Glasgow-born Cutler who has been Britain's best kept secret with his mix of poetry, music, painting and comedy.
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Title: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character: Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Released: December 16, 2004
Type: Movie
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Title: Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Character: Self
Released: December 9, 2004
Type: Movie
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
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Title: Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
Released: November 20, 2004
Type: TV
Billy Connolly is back with the fourth in his massively popular World Tour series. This time Billy journey's to the other side of the globe to New Zealand, a country he has been visiting since the 1970s and of which he is immensely fond. Billy's extraordinary journey covers the length and breadth of New Zealand and is mixed with the best of his comedy from sell-out shows around the country.Filmed in 2004 during the first leg of his Too Old To Die Young Tour this series is a stunning journey around New Zealand's two islands from the Southern-most tip to the far north where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific. Along the way Billy takes in Maori traditions, sand paintings, whale-watching, a 90 mile beach and much more to give us a fascinating insight into the spectacular scenery, culture and people of this amazing country.
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Title: House
Character: Thomas Bell
Released: November 16, 2004
Type: TV
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
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Title: Who Do You Think You Are?
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2004
Type: TV
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
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Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
Title: Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
Character: Himself
Released: October 10, 2004
Type: Movie
Stand up comedy from Billy Connolly filmed live in Brisbane in 1999, plus a compilation of highlights from his many live performances over the years.
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The Last Samurai
Title: The Last Samurai
Character: Zebulon Gant
Released: December 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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Timeline
Title: Timeline
Character: Professor E.A. Johnston
Released: November 26, 2003
Type: Movie
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
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Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
Title: Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
Character: Himself
Released: September 25, 2003
Type: Movie
A collection of the funniest routines from Billy Connolly's three decades of stand-up comedy.
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Title: The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Character: Interviewee
Released: August 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
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Overnight
Title: Overnight
Released: June 12, 2003
Type: Movie
Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints.
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
Title: Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
Released: February 2, 2003
Type: Movie
A portrait of Richard Thompson, co-founder of folk-rock group Fairport Convention and also an eminent singer/guitarist/songwriter in his own right.
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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Title: Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 2002
Type: Movie
A BAFTA tribute celebrating the career of Billy Connolly.
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White Oleander
Title: White Oleander
Character: Barry Kolker
Released: October 11, 2002
Type: Movie
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Title: Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Character: Frankie (Crossing the Line) (archive footage)
Released: April 16, 2002
Type: Movie
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from Hollywood to Hong Kong cinema that spans a 20-year period. This one features action scenes from 16 action-packed movies featuring action gurus, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and many more.
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Title: Billy Connolly's World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales
Released: March 4, 2002
Type: TV
Travelogue of England, Ireland and Wales, presented by Billy Connolly, including clips from his stand-up performances.
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Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
Title: Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
Character: Billy Connolly
Released: February 10, 2002
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002 presents highlights from the Big Yin's 2002 stage tour. The program is divided in two, the first part offering an hour from his Dublin show, the second delivering 45 minutes of highlights from eight other performances. Now 60, age has not withered Connolly--even if, as he is fond of reminding us, his pubic hair has turned grey--and his restless energy, enthusiasm, casual obscenity, and anger is as intense as ever. And, of course, very, very funny. Whether talking about the horrors of a prostate examination or reminiscing about his youth, Connolly has the audience in hysterics.
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The Man Who Sued God
Title: The Man Who Sued God
Character: Steve Myers
Released: October 25, 2001
Type: Movie
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
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Who Is Cletis Tout?
Title: Who Is Cletis Tout?
Character: Dr Savian
Released: September 12, 2001
Type: Movie
A comedy about a hitman who sees everything in terms of the movies and how mistaken identity is getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds that was stolen and subsequently hidden more than 20 years earlier.
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Gabriel & Me
Title: Gabriel & Me
Character: Gabriel
Released: August 13, 2001
Type: Movie
A young boy believes he can save his dying father if he can become an angel.
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Prince Charming
Title: Prince Charming
Character: Hamish
Released: July 13, 2001
Type: Movie
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
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An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
Title: An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly discusses his life, starting with his humorous public encounters and his early realization that he was funny. He reflects on his challenging childhood, being raised by aunts who didn't like him much and feeling the burden of humiliation. Comedy became an escape from his hardships. He transitioned from being a welder to a folk musician and comedian, spurred by a colleague's encouragement. Connolly talks about his inspiration for comedy, often deriving from small, everyday observations, and admits to struggling with retaining information. He shares his views on religion, having grown from a devout child to a skeptical adult. Connolly also touches on his fashion sense, his experience with fame, and its effects on his personal life, particularly his first marriage and children. He candidly discusses parenthood, encouraging new parents to embrace every aspect, including sharing their bed with their baby for safety and bonding.
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Gentlemen's Relish
Title: Gentlemen's Relish
Character: Kingdom Swann
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
The career of the once successful classical portraitist, Kingdom Swann, has hit bad times. When a leading gallery rejects his work, he seems at the point of giving up. It is only the support of his housekeeper, Violet Askey, that keeps him going and it is she who encourages him to switch to photography. Soon Swann has developed a healthy (and respectable) business with portraits of naked women in classical and exotic settings. However, the nature of Swann's new work is open to misinterpretation and he finds himself at the centre of a scandal involving the misuse of his pictures by a SOHO pornographer, and the focus of a campaign by suffragettes against the expoitation of women. At the same time, he loses the support of the loyal Violet, who leaps to the wrong conclusion about Swann's relationship with one of his models. When Violet then becomes involved in the suffragette and amti-pornography movements, it seems all may be lost for Swann - both professionally...and personally.
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An Everlasting Piece
Title: An Everlasting Piece
Character: Scalper
Released: December 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Colin is a Catholic and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman, known as the Scalper, to sell them his leads, the two embark on a series of house calls
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Beautiful Joe
Title: Beautiful Joe
Character: Joe
Released: June 9, 2000
Type: Movie
An extremely nice guy falls for a really bad girl
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Billy Connolly - One Night Stand/Down Under
Title: Billy Connolly - One Night Stand/Down Under
Released: December 27, 1999
Type: Movie
Stand up comedy from Billy Connolly filmed live in Brisbane in April ‘99 it is Billy at his best - in front of a packed house and the best of the rest - a brand new feature compilation of the very best of Billy Connolly’s live performances, spanning a career of over 30 years.
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The Debt Collector
Title: The Debt Collector
Character: Nickie Dryden
Released: June 25, 1999
Type: Movie
Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
Title: Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
Character: Self
Released: May 27, 1999
Type: Movie
In an evening of delights and insight distilled from a lifetime's viewing, Billy Connolly presents the people who have changed his life and the events that have influenced him. With comedy from Max Wall, Chic Murray, Frankie Howerd, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Stanley Baxter; music from Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, the Incredible String Band, Andy Stewart, Eric Clapton and Elton John. Plus sporting moments from Glasgow boxer Benny Lynch, the European Cup Final with Celtic playing Inter-Milan, Jimmy Connors's Wimbledon comeback against John McEnroe in 1982, and tough time trials in the Tour de France. Alongside some of the amazing events that television has brought live into our homes - like the first moon landing and the collapse of the Berlin Wall - some of the personalities that made an impression on Billy Connolly include Madhur Jaffrey, David Hockney, the Dalai Lama, Dennis Potter, David Attenborough, and Nelson Mandela.
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The Boondock Saints
Title: The Boondock Saints
Character: II Duce
Released: January 22, 1999
Type: Movie
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Title: Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Character: Billy Connolly
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
The very best of Billy Connolly's stand up comedy, from 30 years of performances around the world!
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Stanley Baxter in Person
Title: Stanley Baxter in Person
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1998
Type: Movie
Documentary profile of Stanley Baxter featuring his first in-depth interview for forty years and extracts from his comedy series and specials. With contributions from Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry and Clive James.
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Still Crazy
Title: Still Crazy
Character: Hughie
Released: October 30, 1998
Type: Movie
In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. 20 years on and these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Title: Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Character: Self
Released: October 2, 1998
Type: Movie
Oscar-winning actor Sean Connery is profiled in this segment of "Intimate Portrait." Includes film clips, never-before-seen photos and interviews with
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The Impostors
Title: The Impostors
Character: Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
Released: October 2, 1998
Type: Movie
Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
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Title: The Heaven and Earth Show
Released: September 6, 1998
Type: TV
The Heaven and Earth Show was a BBC television programme that aired on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am on BBC One. The show ran for nine years between 1998 and 2007, looking at spiritual and moral issues. Over the years it had numerous presenters, and its final presenter was Gloria Hunniford.
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Middleton's Changeling
Title: Middleton's Changeling
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Movie adaptation of the 17th century tragedy play, originally written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.
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Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
Title: Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
Released: October 25, 1997
Type: Movie
A profile of the Hippest band of the 60's and 70's as they prepare for a reunion gig.
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Paws
Title: Paws
Character: PC (voice)
Released: September 25, 1997
Type: Movie
A talking Terrier with impressive computer skills teams up with two youngsters to stop a million dollars from falling into the wrong hands.
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Mrs Brown
Title: Mrs Brown
Character: John Brown
Released: July 18, 1997
Type: Movie
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.
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Deacon Brodie
Title: Deacon Brodie
Character: Deacon Brodie
Released: March 8, 1997
Type: Movie
Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.
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Beverly Hills Ninja
Title: Beverly Hills Ninja
Character: Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Released: January 17, 1997
Type: Movie
Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.
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Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
Title: Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
This 90 minute recording is excerpts of 45 minutes each from Billy Connolly's live appearances in London and Glasgow in 1997. Topics include; The Irish, Limousine Service, fat people, "toffs", mad cow disease, Ageing and shouting.
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Title: Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
Released: October 28, 1996
Type: TV
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia is the second in a line of ‘world tours’ that follow comedian Billy Connolly on his various travels across the globe. Filmed in 1995, Connolly takes the viewer on a scenic and informative tour of Australia, intercut with scenes from his stand-up comedy act at various venues around the country. The tour takes in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs and Fraser Island. On the way, Connolly also experiences and demonstrates several Australian customs, traditions, and attractions, including swimming with the dolphins in Perth, eating a pie floater in Adelaide, and several museums and galleries, most of which feature some form of Aboriginal art.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Title: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Character: Captain Trout (voice)
Released: April 2, 1996
Type: TV
Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher.
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Muppet Treasure Island
Title: Muppet Treasure Island
Character: Billy Bones
Released: February 16, 1996
Type: Movie
After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
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Title: 3rd Rock from the Sun
Character: Inspector Macaffery
Released: January 9, 1996
Type: TV
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human family in order to observe the behavior of human beings.
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Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
Title: Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
Character: Himself
Released: December 28, 1995
Type: Movie
Comedian, actor and national treasure, Billy Connolly, travels to the wilds of Arctic Canada to spend quality time by himself , with just his thoughts and camera for company.
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Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
Title: Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
Character: Himself
Released: October 17, 1995
Type: Movie
Concert from 1995 filmed during Billy's World Tour Of Scotland TV series , Live At The Usher Hall - Edinburgh.
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Pocahontas
Title: Pocahontas
Character: Ben (voice)
Released: June 14, 1995
Type: Movie
Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
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Two Bites of Billy Connolly
Title: Two Bites of Billy Connolly
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
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An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Title: An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Character: Self - Audience Member
Released: October 22, 1994
Type: Movie
Jimmy Tarbuck parades his comic wares in front of a celebrity audience, including Cilla Black, Bruce Forsyth, Billy Connolly, Michael Parkinson, Harry Secombe and Henry Cooper.
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Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
Title: Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
Character: Himself
Released: October 11, 1994
Type: Movie
Filmed during Billy's record breaking twenty two night run at London's famous Hammersmith Apollo.
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
Title: Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 1994
Type: Movie
'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' chronicles Billy's 40 date concert tour and is a personal celebration of Scotland, seen through the eyes of the country's foremost comedian. Billy's odyssey takes in Scotland in all it's diversity: the urban hustle and bustle of major cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, the windswept beaches of secluded islands, the tranquil charms of lowland villages, and the dramatic beauty of the highlands. Join Billy as he travels the length and breadth of his native country, re-visiting old haunts and discovering new ones. On stage Billy covers a range of topics including sex, religion and knitting. Combining personal revelations with original concert footage, 'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' is a fast-moving and entertaining exploration of Billy's homeland.
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Title: World Tour of Scotland
Released: March 29, 1994
Type: TV
World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series — the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in late 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involved more than just shows: he visited numerous places of historic and scenic value, as well as some places that resonate with his own upbringing. The series was dedicated "with much love and thanks to the people of Scotland". It has since been released on VHS and DVD. On the latter format, the six episodes are split across two discs.
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Down Among the Big Boys
Title: Down Among the Big Boys
Character: JoJo Donnelly
Released: September 19, 1993
Type: Movie
Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Indecent Proposal
Title: Indecent Proposal
Character: Auction M.C.
Released: April 7, 1993
Type: Movie
John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character: Himself
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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Acoustic Routes
Title: Acoustic Routes
Character: Himself
Released: March 20, 1992
Type: Movie
The story of seminal guitarist and singer Bert Jansch, from his early days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to becoming the acoustic guitarist that everyone wanted to be. As a teenager, in the early 1960's Bert sat at the feet of Brownie McGhee at the Howff Folk Club in Edinburgh mesmerised by 'Key to the Highway'. Armed with that raw American Blues influence and a bewildering technique, he fashioned sublime interpretations of traditional and blues music on the acoustic guitar. The result was music that had a profound influence on a generation of musicians including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Neil Young, and it still inspires todays' generation of guitarists and singers.
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Title: Billy
Released: January 31, 1992
Type: TV
Billy is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC for half a season from January to May 1992. A spin-off of Head of the Class, the series stars Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor, a Scottish teacher who moves to America in order to build a new life for himself.
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Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
Title: Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
Character: Himself
Released: December 30, 1991
Type: Movie
Sheer brilliance. Billy Connolly's razor-sharp mixture of bewildered surrealism and ultra-perceptive observational comedy is showcased here. If you're not pained with laughter at the routines on football, swimming and cookbooks, something vital has been removed from your brain. Buy it - it's better therapy than the stuff you get in clinics.
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Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
Title: Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
Released: September 14, 1991
Type: Movie
A rare comedy hour on HBO starring Scottish-born comedian Billy Connolly
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Dreaming
Title: Dreaming
Released: March 24, 1991
Type: Movie
Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing an escape from grim reality, his dreams become weapons to confront it. With appearances by Deacon Blue. Billy Connolly and Marianne Faithful
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The Big Man
Title: The Big Man
Character: Frankie
Released: August 31, 1990
Type: Movie
An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Title: Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Character: Himself
Released: September 10, 1989
Type: Movie
HBO stand up comedy presents Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly
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The Return of the Musketeers
Title: The Return of the Musketeers
Character: Caddie
Released: April 12, 1989
Type: Movie
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.
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Title: Saturday Night Clive
Released: January 21, 1989
Type: TV
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Title: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Character: Self
Released: June 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.
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Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Title: Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Character: Billy Connolly
Released: June 30, 1987
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly, captured live on stage at London's Royal Albert Hall in July 1987, offering his own unusual views of (among others) Thatcher and Reagan, Linoleum, Tarantulas And Their Wily Ways and the Khyber Pass...
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The Hunting of the Snark
Title: The Hunting of the Snark
Character: The Bellman
Released: April 1, 1987
Type: Movie
This is a musical by Mike Batt based on Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem. Mike Batt conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Title: Head of the Class
Character: Billy MacGregor
Released: September 17, 1986
Type: TV
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy. The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.
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Title: Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Released: April 25, 1986
Type: TV
The comedy event of the year took place in April 1986 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. All those taking part gave their services free in order to support the famine relief camp in Umbala in the west of Sudan. Tonight Omnibus, in collaboration with Charity Projects, presents the best comic talents in Britain today. Among those appearing: Rowan Atkinson, Frank Bruno, Kate Bush, Graham Chapman, Billy Connolly, Ronnie Corbett, Paul Eddington, Ben Elton, French and Saunders, Stephen Fry, Bob Geldof, Terry Gilliam, Lenny Henry, Howard Jones, Terry Jones, Hugh Laurie, Hank Marvin, Rik Mayall, Michael Palin, Cliff Richard, Pamela Stephenson, Spitting Image, Midge Ure, The Young Ones.
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Title: The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Released: April 25, 1986
Type: Movie
In April 1986, inspired by the previous summer's bombastic Live Aid event and the success of Amnesty's first four Secret Policeman's Ball shows, the UK's alternative comedy scene (and a few of the old guard) put on a fund-raising comedy revue at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London. The show's took place on 4-6 April, a recording was broadcast by the BBC on 25 April.
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An Audience with Billy Connolly
Title: An Audience with Billy Connolly
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 1985
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.
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Live Aid
Title: Live Aid
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1985
Type: Movie
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
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Blue Money
Title: Blue Money
Character: Des
Released: March 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Mobsters and the IRA chase a stagestruck London cabby (Tim Curry) who has found a briefcase full of cash.
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Title: Super Gran
Character: Angus McSporran
Released: January 20, 1985
Type: TV
Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
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Water
Title: Water
Character: Delgado Fitzhugh
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: Movie
A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
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Androcles and the Lion
Title: Androcles and the Lion
Character: Androcles
Released: June 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?
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Bullshot
Title: Bullshot
Character: Hawkeye McGillicuddy
Released: October 27, 1983
Type: Movie
The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno, his wartime adversary. And, of course, win the heart of a jolly nice young lady.
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Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
Title: Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
Character: Himself
Released: November 24, 1982
Type: Movie
Recorded in 1982, Hand Picked By Billy was recorded at the Cambridge Theatre in London on Billy's "The Pick of Billy Connolly" tour. This show takes the best bits from that 3 night show and includes the infamous story of the Glasgow sewage worker.
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Title: The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Guest
Released: February 25, 1982
Type: TV
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 1982
Type: TV
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
Title: Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
Character: Billy Connolly
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Highlights from Pick of Billy Connolly concerts.
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Title: Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 1981
Type: Movie
Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.
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Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
Title: Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
Character: Billy Connolly
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
From the days when he still had red hair and was rising to the peak of his career, this is one of Billy’s legendary early performances. The culmination of a marathon British tour that started in 1980, Billy Bites Yer Bum Live was filmed at London’s Apollo Victoria over two nights in February 1981.
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Title: A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Character: Bogle McNeep
Released: December 27, 1980
Type: Movie
Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs), hoping to invite her to the Scarecrow Ball, but before he can find her he runs into his old friend Saucy Nancy (Barbara Windsor), herself heading for a spell in panto. Then, before he gets much further, our multi-headed hero gets sidetracked again when he runs into angry Scots scarecrow Bogle McNeep (Billy Connolly) and his anti-Christmas brigade. Will Worzel ever get to enjoy the season with his beloved?
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
Title: The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 1979
Type: Movie
Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. Peter Luff left Amnesty in 1978 and the organisation's new fund-raising officer, Peter Walker, was deputed to work with Lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise more money and greater awareness of Amnesty. Lewis proposed to Cleese that in addition to the comedy performances the show should feature some contemporary rock musicians. Cleese delegated this responsibility to Lewis who recruited Who guitarist Pete Townshend to perform, as well as New Wave singer-songwriter Tom Robinson.
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Title: Minder
Character: Tick Tack
Released: October 29, 1979
Type: TV
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.
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Title: The Kenny Everett Video Show
Released: July 3, 1978
Type: TV
The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British television comedy and music programme made by Thames Television for ITV from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981.
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Absolution
Title: Absolution
Character: Blakey
Released: June 5, 1978
Type: Movie
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
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Billy Connolly: In Concert
Title: Billy Connolly: In Concert
Released: May 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Early stand-up television special starring Billy Connolly
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
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The Elephants' Graveyard
Title: The Elephants' Graveyard
Character: Jody
Released: October 11, 1976
Type: Movie
Bunny has told his wife he is working as a postman, but in fact is wandering the hills all day, wondering why he doesn't want to work. He meets Jody, an older man who has told his wife he's working in a factory, but is in fact doing the same thing. The two men spend a day of friendship together, but what does the future offer them? And tonight is supposed to be pay night...
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Title: The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 1976
Type: TV
A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years.
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Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
Title: Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Billy Connolly was, in the 1970s, a sort of Scottish Lenny Bruce, who, with devastating humour, sliced through the hypocrisies he perceived. This 1976 documentary follows the singer-comic during his 1975 Irish tour. Made in a cinema verité fashion, the performer appears to be completely unaware of the presence of the camera in his off-stage and backstage moments.
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Just Another Saturday
Title: Just Another Saturday
Character: Paddy
Released: July 5, 1975
Type: Movie
It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
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Clydescope
Title: Clydescope
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A trip down the Clyde.
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Title: Columbo
Character: Findlay Crawford
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Play for Today
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
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Title: Play for Today
Character: Jody
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The BAFTA Awards
Character: Host
Released: May 29, 1949
Type: TV
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA.
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Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
Title: Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Scottish documentary which tells the story of one of the greatest footballers of all time, Celtic's Jimmy Johnstone
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Title: Billy & Albert
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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McGinn of the Calton
Title: McGinn of the Calton
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The story of songwriting genius Matt McGinn. Featuring Robbie Coltrane among many others. Recorded by Stramash 1988 on cassette (Greentrax Records). Stramash featured vocals by Adam MacNaughtan; Anne Neilson; John Eaglesham (concertina); Kevin Mitchell; Bob Blair (guitar) Finlay Allison (guitar, fiddle, mandolin). They all feature on this STV program celebrating Matt's life at the time of the publication by Glasgow Libraries of the book 'McGinn of the Calton'.
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Laughs and Larrikins
Title: Laughs and Larrikins
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Midday with Ray Martin from 1985 - 1993.