Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland
- TV documentary
- BBC Two
- 2018 - 2019
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Documentary profiling the life of Billy Connolly.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
This final installment of two one hour specials, finds Billy back in the Scotland of his childhood, where he reveals that knitted woolly swimming trunks were not a figment of his imagination.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th January 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Billy Connolly | Host / Presenter |
| Alison Kennedy (as A L Kennedy) | Self |
| Micky Flanagan | Self |
| Eddie Izzard | Self |
| Val McDermid | Self |
| Sharleen Spiteri | Self |
| Eddi Reader | Self |
| Tracey Ullman | Self |
| Ross Noble | Self |
| Martin Stevenson | Self |
| Mike Reilly | Series Director |
| Jacqueline Houston | Series Producer |
| Mark Bell | Executive Producer |
| David Harron | Executive Producer |
| Mike Reilly | Executive Producer |
| Oliver Rainbird (as Ollie Rainbird) | Editor |
| Jane Tubb | Editor |
| Jaimie Gramston | Director of Photography |
Press
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland review
Although it's a nostalgic look The Big Yin's life, career, and beloved Scotland, this documentary also sees the stand-up dispensing some cheerfully wise philosophy.
Holly Williams, The Independent, 5th January 2019Sir Billy Connolly sorry for 'depressing' fans
Sir Billy Connolly has said sorry for "depressing" fans after describing his life as "slipping away".
BBC, 5th January 2019The second part of this profile of the 76-year-old comedian sees him back in Scotland, meeting locals for selfies, reflecting on his first trade as a "useless" welder and assessing the paradoxical character of his native country. Ross Noble, Sharleen Spiteri and Micky Flanagan contribute.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 4th January 2019Sir Billy Connolly: 'I don't fear death'
Sir Billy Connolly has insisted he does not fear death as he revealed how laughter was helping him cope with Parkinson's disease.
BBC, 3rd January 2019