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.
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
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- Tuesday 24th November 2009 at 10:30pm on BBC4
- Tuesday 8th September 2009 at 10:00pm on BBC4