Billy And Us
- TV factual
- BBC Scotland
- 2020
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Billy Connolly looks back at his life and comedy career. Also features Janey Godley.
Key details
- Genre
- Factual
- Broadcast
- 2020
- Channel
- BBC Scotland
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Features
- Billy Connolly and Janey Godley
- Directors
- Colin Murray and Pete Stanton
- Producers
- Colin Murray, Pete Stanton and Rachel Bell
- Company
The Big Yin himself reflects on his life alongside treasures from the archives.
With subjects ranging from the shipyards to sex, religion, class and politics, Billy - in a new and candid contemporary interview - talks about his life, career and routines, shedding light along the way on the cultural landscape of Scotland... and beyond.
As Billy himself says: "All my life I've wanted to make people laugh... while I might have been shocking, I never set out to shock, I just did what I thought was funny, but looking back I can see that by sending up what was around me at the time, I might well have ended up breaking down barriers and taking on the odd taboo."
He reviews a range of archive film throughout the series, ranging from classic routines and interviews to some rare and long forgotten documentary footage.
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour