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Jack Docherty
From Absolutely to Chief Miekelson, a look at the remarkable career of comedy icon Jack Docherty and how he nearly gave it all up.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Country: GB
Language: En
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Country: GB
Language: En
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Moyo Akandé
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Season 1:
The story of the meteoric rise of one of Scotland's best-loved comedy double acts. Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill have given birth to some of our best-loved characters and catchphrases and created a sitcom sensation that's attracted TV and theatre audiences that others can only dream of. Featuring special interviews with Ford and Greg and other key people from their careers. Plus first-hand accounts of their first steps out into Glasgow's fledgling comedy scene, how they came to create memorable catchphrases in Chewin' the Fat to the moments that changed the face of comedy theatre with their record-breaking Still Game Hydro arena shows.
She is one of Scotland's most-loved female comedy performers, famous for playing Mary Doll in Rab C Nesbitt and her Bafta-winning performance as Christine in Two Doors Down, but the path to stardom wasn’t written for a young trainee teacher from Lanarkshire. She had to cut her own path and became a trailblazing pioneer in a once male-dominated industry and is now our undisputed queen of Scottish comedy. Featuring a special interview with Elaine and other key people from her remarkable career including Alex Norton and more.
A celebration of the career of the country's most famous grumpy old pensioner, Richard Wilson.
From Absolutely to Chief Miekelson, a look at the remarkable career of comedy icon Jack Docherty and how he nearly gave it all up.
