John Byrne

5.3

American Cousins

Nov 28, 2003

American Cousins

2003 115 min 13 vues

Two American mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Italian cousin, but he isn't the tough guy they'd expected. Gino and Settimo try to repay Roberto's hospitality by chasing off a debt collector who wants his property, but their strong arm tactics alarm him and he realises they aren't the PR consultants they claimed to be.

Drama

1

Byrne About Byrne

Apr 01, 1988

Byrne About Byrne

1988 60 min 1 vues

In this diverse and inventive autobiography, painter and author John Byrne travels from his youth, through his art school years to the period of his stage and TV plays, and on to his death, sometime in the future. With him is Robbie Coltrane as himself and as a shamus invented by Byrne, who discovers there are as many aspects to the author as there are actors playing him.

6

Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

Jun 14, 2017

Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

2017 59 min 3 vues

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.

Documentary

1

Normal Service

Feb 02, 1988

Normal Service

1988 75 min 1 vues

It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too quickly. Some of the design and graphics staff are intent on not getting involved. Others won't survive the strain.

Drama

1

Byrne About Byrne

Apr 01, 1988

Byrne About Byrne

1988 60 min 1 vues

In this diverse and inventive autobiography, painter and author John Byrne travels from his youth, through his art school years to the period of his stage and TV plays, and on to his death, sometime in the future. With him is Robbie Coltrane as himself and as a shamus invented by Byrne, who discovers there are as many aspects to the author as there are actors playing him.

1

Byrne About Byrne

Apr 01, 1988

Byrne About Byrne

1988 60 min 1 vues

In this diverse and inventive autobiography, painter and author John Byrne travels from his youth, through his art school years to the period of his stage and TV plays, and on to his death, sometime in the future. With him is Robbie Coltrane as himself and as a shamus invented by Byrne, who discovers there are as many aspects to the author as there are actors playing him.

7

Clydescope

Jan 01, 1974

Clydescope

1974 31 min 1 vues

A panorama of the Clyde, from Biggar to Brodick, with Billy Connolly as your guide. Directed by Murray Grigor for the Films of Scotland Committee.

Documentary

10

Scotch & Wry

Nov 03, 1986

Scotch & Wry

1986 180 min 1 vues

Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles would spring off his helmet; Dirty Dickie Dandruff; Gallowgate Gourmet, the unbelievably unhygienic TV chef; and McGlinchey, a colourful wide-boy.

Comedy

6

Your Cheatin' Heart

Oct 11, 1990

Your Cheatin' Heart

1990 300 min 1 vues

In this fondly remembered mini series John Byrne, creator of Tutti Frutti, explores the country music scene in an unsentimental portrait of Glaswegian life and culture. Local food and wine correspondent Frank McClusky falls in love with waitress Cissie Crouch. Unfortunately for him, she’s the wife of a convict, who is serving time for a crime he didn’t commit. As Frank’s life becomes more embroiled with Cissie’s he goes on a mission to track down the guilty men.

Music

8

The Slab Boys

Aug 28, 1997

The Slab Boys

1997 97 min 1 vues

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three likely lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory where they work

Drama

8

The Slab Boys

Aug 28, 1997

The Slab Boys

1997 97 min 1 vues

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three likely lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory where they work

Drama

1

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Oct 27, 1993

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993 137 min 1 vues

In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Barber. Staying with a series of hosts, including elderly Jacobite heroine Flora McDonald, Johnson and Boswell encounter traditional Scottish hospitality at first-hand, all the time arguing about politics (and in Boswell's case losing his head over every pretty woman he meets). Meanwhile, Francis and another black servant they encounter provide evidence of the new consciousness emerging in Britain's soon-to-be-independent American colonies.

Comedy

1

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Aug 29, 2011

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

2011 59 min 1 vues

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.

Documentary

1

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Oct 27, 1993

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993 137 min 1 vues

In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Barber. Staying with a series of hosts, including elderly Jacobite heroine Flora McDonald, Johnson and Boswell encounter traditional Scottish hospitality at first-hand, all the time arguing about politics (and in Boswell's case losing his head over every pretty woman he meets). Meanwhile, Francis and another black servant they encounter provide evidence of the new consciousness emerging in Britain's soon-to-be-independent American colonies.

Comedy

1

The Slab Boys

Dec 06, 1979

The Slab Boys

1979 75 min 1 vues

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory.

Drama

10

Double Scotch & Wry

Dec 07, 1987

Double Scotch & Wry

1987 178 min 1 vues

Rikki Fulton and friends return with another selection of sketches and comedy characters, including the Reverend I.M. Jolly, Supercop, dirty barber Alky Broon and Big Chief Swift Half.

Comedy

10

Double Scotch & Wry

Dec 07, 1987

Double Scotch & Wry

1987 178 min 1 vues

Rikki Fulton and friends return with another selection of sketches and comedy characters, including the Reverend I.M. Jolly, Supercop, dirty barber Alky Broon and Big Chief Swift Half.

Comedy

1

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Jun 06, 1974

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974 90 min 1 vues

In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.

Drama

7.1

Apr 07, 1987

1987 min 7 vues

Tutti Frutti is a BBC Scotland six part drama series, transmitted in 1987 and written by John Byrne. It starred Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson, Maurice Roëves, Richard Wilson and Katy Murphy. It brought many of the cast to national prominence.

Drama

6

Nov 15, 1990

1990 min 1 vues

In this fondly remembered mini series John Byrne, creator of Tutti Frutti, explores the country music scene in an unsentimental portrait of Glaswegian life and culture. Local food and wine correspondent Frank McClusky falls in love with waitress Cissie Crouch. Unfortunately for him, she’s the wife of a convict, who is serving time for a crime he didn’t commit. As Frank’s life becomes more embroiled with Cissie’s he goes on a mission to track down the guilty men.

Comedy

6

Aug 29, 1991

1991 min 3 vues

A series of plays specially written for television.

Drama