Ford Kiernan
Birthday: Born in in
Deathday: Alive
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Still Game
Character: Jack Jarvis
Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's (Old Age Pensioners) Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang....
Chewin' the Fat
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Chewin' the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show. Chewin' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland. The later television show, which ran for four series, was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland, but series three and four, as well as highlights from the first two series, were later broadcast to the rest of the United Kingdom. Although the last series ...
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
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A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk....
Dear Green Place
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Dear Green Place is a Scottish comedy programme set in a park in central Glasgow. It first aired on 19 October 2007 on BBC One Scotland. The second series finished airing on 5 December 2008 on the same channel. Dear Green Place was created by comedy actor Paul Riley, and features Ford Kiernan, both of whom featured in the sketch show Chewin' the Fat, and its successful sitcom spin-off Still Game. It was announced in April 2009 that BBC Scotland would not be commissioning a third series due to ...
Best of Chewin' the Fat
Character: Various
A selection of some of the best sketches from the Scottish comedy sketch show featuring a cast of recurring characters....
The Field of Blood
Character: George McVie
Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her investigations place her in mortal danger....
Is It Bill Bailey?
Character: Various Roles
Is It Bill Bailey? is a stand up/sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey. Each episode features stage performances, interspersed with skits starring himself and other actors. As well as parodies of pop songs or artists, he deconstructs music from popular television shows....
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Songs for Amy
Character: Sled
Sean O'Malley, a struggling Irish musician, writes an album for the love of his life in an attempt to redeem himself, with the help and hindrance of his misfit band mates....
Complicity
Character: Interrogator 2
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at t...
Still Game: The Story So Far
Character: Self - Jack Jarvis
A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have appeared on the show and super fans. Including a look at some favourite moments....
Donovan Quick
Character: Jim Leahy
Quirky stranger Donovan (Colin Firth) blows into the Scottish village of Port Clyde. There, he rents a room with the Pannick family and ingratiates himself into their lives. Lucy (Katy Murphy) is the long-suffering matriarch of the clan, caring for her senile grandmother (Liz Smith) and mentally disabled brother, Sandy (David Brown). When the town cancels Sandy's train route to school, Donovan suggests starting their own bus line. They do, much to the consternation of local officials....
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Character: Gordon Brown
The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and leaving behind his adoring wife Cherie (Catherine Shepherd), Tony vows to clear his name no matter what the consequences....
The Debt Collector
Character: Janitor
Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden....
The Last Great Wilderness
Character: Eric
Charlie's wife has left him for a successful pop star, and he wants revenge. He sets out for Scotland's Isle of Skye, where he will burn down the star's mansion. In a cafe, he meets Vincente, a Spaniard who asks him for a ride. With his new friend in tow, Charlie soldiers on, only to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. They walk to the nearest residence--where they are greeted by a suspicious and motley group of people who may or may not be part of a bizarre cult that lives in the area. Cha...
No Holds Bard
Character: Cronie Cameron
Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant's progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard's immortal memory. And this year it may prove ...
Carla's Song
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A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories....
The All Star Euros Sketch Show
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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....
Chewin' the Fat Live!
Character: Various
The stars of Scotland's "Chewin' the Fat" take to the stage in a live show recorded live at the King's Theater, Glasgow....
The Slab Boys
Character: Male Orderly
Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three likely lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory where they work...
Still Game: Live at the Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Character: Jack Jarvis
Jack, Victor, and Winston are old-age pensioners who live in a tower block outside Glasgow. One day, the lift breaks down, leaving them stuck in Victor's flat—where they talk about sex, death, family, and neds. Oh, and on the subject of money: Is Victor really as skint as he says he is?...
Sir Billi
Character: Officer McKenzie / Banjo Barry (voice)
An aging, skateboarding veterinarian Sir Billi goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting villainous policemen and powerful lairds in a battle to save an illegal fugitive - Bessie Boo the beaver!...
Gangs of New York
Character: Black Joke Chief
In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area....
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
Character: Jack Jarvis
Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are back and reviving their much loved characters Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade for the first time in years! They've not been seen on the small screen since a Hogmanay special in January 2008, but this year sees a full reunion of the original television cast as Jack and Victor are reunited alongside other Still Game favourites Winston, Isa, Tam, Navid, and Bobby....
Then Came You
Character: Gavin
A lonely widow plans a trip around the world with her husband's ashes, to visit the places they loved in the movies. During her first stop in Scotland at the beautiful estate she stays in, she meets the innkeeper who changes her life forever....
Stand and Deliver
Character: Taxi Driver
Alun arrives in Glasgow to play a gig at The Edge, a comedy club run by would-be promoter Max T. Max T should be looking after Alun, but he already has his hands full trying to keep Sandy Cervi, his second cousin and business partner, from taking over the club. In a bid to sort out some 'poontang' for himself and Alun, Max invites Eva, a psychiatric nurse and her photographer friend Christina along to the gig....