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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Dirty Bits
Featuring some very frank chat from Billy as he looks back at his youthful sex education, or lack of it, and getting an idea of the basics from toilet walls. There is winching in closes and lots more, as the programme shows how Billy dealt with his own embarrassment, by shining a light on it, and inadvertently challenged the sexual mores of the time. And some noted Scottish female entertainers reveal how his comedy routines were a force for liberation at the time.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 28th May 2020
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Billy Connolly | Self |
| Jeannie Jones (as Dr Jeannie Jones) | Self |
| John Carruthers | Self |
| Marjorie Ferry | Self |
| Clare Hemphill | Self |
| Barbara Dickson | Self |
| Libby McArthur | Self |
| Colin Higgins | Self |
| Elaine C. Smith | Self |
| Rachel Jackson | Self |
| Susan Riddell | Self |
| Colin Murray | Director |
| Colin Murray | Series Producer |
| Rachel Bell | Executive Producer |
| Aldo Palumbo | Editor |
| Dave Clark | Editor |
| Tony Nellany | Commissioning Editor |
| Steve Carson | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Billy Connolly reveals his deep embarrassment about sex
Sir Billy Connolly has opened up on how his taboo-busting routines about sex were inspired by his own "deep embarrassment" about his lack of knowledge as a teenager and his failure to get women to take him seriously.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 28th May 2020