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No Holds Bard

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

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 memorable for all the wrong reasons. Show less

Contributors

Isobel Braid:
Ashley Jensen
Granny Braid:
Barbara Rafferty
Struan Robertson:
Paul Higgins
Meikel McMiekel:
Denis Lawson
Cronie Cameron:
Ford Kiernan
Cronie McKay:
Forbes Masson
Paula Pickford:
Felicity Montagu
Boyd Pickford:
Vincent Franklin
Robert Lauchlan:
Greg Hemphill
Stevie Kerr:
Tony Curran
Sarah Rutherford:
Laura Fraser
Gibby "Fingers" McPherson:
Bill Paterson
Prison Therapist:
Laura Fraser
Prison Governor:
Gerard Kelly
Director:
Brian Kelly
Producer:
Jack Docherty

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