Thursday, 23 July 1 airing
22:05
Channel 5
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Billy Connolly burst onto the scene on a 1975 edition of the BBC chat show Parkinson and never looked back. This profile of the much-loved comedian and actor draws on interviews, TV appearances and stand-up performances from his career to reveal his journey from a childhood of maternal abandonment in the tenement blocks of Glasgow to the very top of international showbusiness