Jack Docherty
Birthday: Born in in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Deathday: Alive
TV Credits
Absolutely
Character:
Absolutely is a popular UK television comedy sketch show shown on Channel 4 between 1989 and 1993. The cast and crew were mainly Scottish; the principal writers and performers were Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty, Peter Baikie, Gordon Kennedy, Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes. It was directed by Phil Chilvers, Alan Nixon, Alistair Clark, and Graham C Williams. The show's producers were Alan Nixon, and David Tyler...
Mr Don & Mr George
Character:
Mr Don & Mr George was a Channel 4 sitcom, featuring two characters from the Scottish comedy sketch show Absolutely. Moray Hunter and Jack Docherty played two unrelated characters who happened to share a surname. Hunter and Docherty wrote the series and it was made by their production company, Absolutely Productions. The humour was surreal and often featured ridiculous visual gags and wordplay. A single six-episode series was made, and was first broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in 1993. The ser...
Monarch of the Glen
Character: Tony Parker
Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle....
The BAFTA Awards
Character: Host
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA....
The Strangerers
Character: Cadet Niven
The Strangerers is a British television comedy drama science fiction series written by Rob Grant and was broadcast on Sky One between 15 February and 11 April 2000. A single series was made with a total of 9 episodes. The show ended on a cliffhanger. It has not been released on DVD, nor repeated since its original run....
Red Dwarf
Character: The Inquisitor
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf....
Friday Night Live
Character:
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Badults
Character: Carabine
Outrageous, ridiculous, and with an anarchic streak, Badults follows three flatmates on a series of adventures. Now in their late 20s, Tom, Ben and Matthew are living out the pact that they made as kids; to live together when they’re all grown up. But in truth they simply can’t act grown up - they are bad at being adults - they're Badults....
Scot Squad
Character: Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson
Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas of the force in a fly on the wall style....
Selling Scotland
Character: Presenter
Jack Docherty takes an entertaining look at Scotland's most memorable adverts. Joining him on this archive journey will be some of Scotland's funniest and best known faces....
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character: Mick
The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as an example of alternative comedy. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane and others....
The Old Guys
Character: Funeral Director
The Old Guys is a British comedy television series that revolves around two aging housemates: Tom Finnan and Roy Bowden. The pair live across the street from Sally, whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him. Baby boomer Tom has little in life but his daughter Amber, who is dating Steve. Roy is a suburban pensioner who believes that he is one of the country's leading intellectuals....
Movie Credits
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Character: Self
A documentary about the fifth series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Character: Mick
Convicts Mick and Gary are being escorted to the dentist when their prison van has an accident and they wind up at a remote farmhouse occupied by Fiona and Susie, two sex-starved sisters who have been waiting to have babies with the right men, whilst these two may not be the right ones, they are certainly available....
Humdrum
Character: voice
Two very bored shadowy characters try to think of something to do--and end up playing "Shadow Puppets."...
Ooh the Banter!
Character: Presenter
Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips....
Planet Hogmanay
Character: Narrator
A mix of archive, international footage and lighthearted commentary compares the world's New Year's Eve traditions to Hogmanay. Narrated by Jack Docherty....
The All Star Euros Sketch Show
Character:
As the hype reaches fever pitch ahead of the big kick-off in Germany, a stellar line-up work their magic in an essential selection of comic set pieces. Featuring favourite characters and brand new scenarios. Mixing running gags, quickies, send-ups and musical numbers. The top team includes Jonathan Watson, Grado, Greg Hemphill, Jack Docherty, Ford Kiernan and Karen Dunbar....