Any Bill Connolly fans?

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I watched the UK filmmaker John McKenzie's definitive work, THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY today, which reminded me of what a fine craftsman he used to be. Then, I read a list of works on his obituary;

"His collaborations with the former Glasgow shipyard worker Peter McDougall, of which he was most proud. It was McDougall who dubbed him "Frenzy Mackenzie" because of his unstoppable energy.

The first of their three scripts for Play for Today was Just Another Saturday (1975), about the annual Orange Order march in Glasgow, and the violence against Catholic homes on the route. The project was initially banned after the head of the Glasgow police said that the script would cause "bloodshed on the streets in the making and in the showing". But after a year, Mackenzie managed to persuade the BBC to press ahead with the play, which eventually was very well received.

The Elephant's Graveyard (1976) was a funny and moving two-hander featuring Billy Connolly and Jon Morrison (who were both in the previous play) as two married men who escape responsibility by taking off to the hills above Greenock in Scotland."

Both teleplays are in Youtube, showing Connolly in his very first screen parts. Definitely worth a look, even if the accents are a bit thick smile

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