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Peter McDougall (writer)
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Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly)... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Billy Connolly ... Jo Jo Donnelly
Maggie Bell ... Jean Donnelly

Ashley Jensen ... Claire Donnelly
Douglas Henshall ... Louie Gibbons
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rab Affleck ... Bungalow
Iain Agnew
Bill Barclay ... Police Sergeant
Freddie Boardley ... William
Kenneth Bryans
Paul Burnham
Simon Donald ... Aiden
Ken Drury ... Louis Gibbons
Bill Little ... Thug
John Murtagh
Victoria Nairn ... Jane
Alex Norton ... Dan Gibbons
Caroline Paterson
Katherine Stark
Ewan Stewart
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Cameo: [Bobby Murdoch: man drinking in bar when Jo Jo takes Louis Senior for a drink one hour into the movie. Murdoch is one of the famous 'Lisbon Lions' who played for Glasgow Celtic F.C. when they became the first British club side to win the European Cup. Billy Connolly]who played Jo Jo in the movie, is a huge Celtic fan. more
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Jean Donnelly: I never planned for my life to be shite. more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Great Vehicle for Connolly, 30 December 2005
9/10
Author: phillipglanville from UK

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This TV movie provided a fine performance by Billy Connolly as "Jo Jo" , no doubt he relished the Glasgow setting and the fact that the main character was a self made man , like himself , although from the criminal fraternity .

Though this is a thriller/crime genre piece there are plenty of comedy moments , the brilliant brass band romp in the bank vault is truly comic genius .

The denouement is completely unexpected also as the police begin to suspect Jo Jo and he finds the forthcoming marriage of his daughter to the police chief's son may offer an opportunity .

Critically this is a fine bit of work and parts of it will have you chewing your nails in suspense and laughing out loud .

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