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The Big Man

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Aug 2009, 23:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Tue 2^nd Oct 2012, 00:45 on BBC One Scotland

Drama set in 1980s Scotland. Danny Scoular is an unemployed miner whose inability to find a job threatens his family's wellbeing. Against his better judgement, he is coerced into the brutal world of bare-knuckle boxing. Show less

Contributors

Danny Scoular:: Liam Neeson
Director:: David Leland
Beth Scoular:: Joanne Whalley
Tony:: Kenny Ireland
Frankie:: Billy Connolly
Matt Mason:: Ian Bannen
Beth's Father:: Johnny Beattie
Beth's Mother:: Amanda Walker
Eddie:: George Rossi
Billy:: Pat Roach
Wee Danny:: Andrew Meaden
Young Kate:: Ashleigh Thomas
Gordon:: Hugh Grant
Producer:: Stephen Woolley
Writer:: Don MacPherson
Author:: William McIlvanney

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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