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No Holds Bard
No Holds Bard

No Holds Bard

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One Scotland
  • 2009
  • 1 episode

A 60-minute mockumentary from BBC Scotland celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Stars Ashley Jensen, Denis Lawson, Bill Paterson, Barbara Rafferty, Paul Higgins and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC One Scotland
Episodes
1
Stars
Ashley Jensen, Denis Lawson, Bill Paterson, Barbara Rafferty, Paul Higgins, Ford Kiernan, Forbes Masson, Felicity Montagu and more
Director
Brian Kelly
Producers
Jack Docherty, Alan Tyler and Anita Wilson
Company

Spoof documentary following five participants as they prepare for a competitive recital of Robert Burns's poetry. Among the hopefuls are a 12-year-old living out her mother's fantasies, a man whose wife has just left him, and another serving a term of imprisonment.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 25th January 2009 at 9pm on BBC One Scotland
Episode length
1 hour
All previous repeats
  • Tuesday 24th November 2009 at 10:30pm on BBC4
  • Tuesday 8th September 2009 at 10:00pm on BBC4

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