Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
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Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel MacLean - each create a new portrait of the Big Yin. As he sits with each artist, Billy talks about his remarkable life and career which has taken him from musician and pioneering stand-up to Hollywood star and national treasure.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2017-06-14
Runtime: 59 mins
Director: Liam McArdle
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
Original title: Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Production Companies: BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
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