Irvine Welsh
Birthday: 1958-09-27
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography: Irvine Welsh (born September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.
Movies
Trainspotting
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable frien...
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I Am Weekender
Wiz's Weekender (1992) was a film ahead of its time, both in form and content. It engaged with conte...
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Choose Irvine Welsh.
Irvine Welsh in his own words, with Iggy Pop, Martin Compston, Danny Boyle and others paying tribute...
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The Magnificent Eleven
A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer te...
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Dick Dynamite: 1944
In the dying days of World War II, Dick Dynamite and his ragtag team of Nazi-killing commandos must ...
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Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he und...
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Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia...
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Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
From hooliganism and violence through to the ecstasy and the rise of rave culture, Andy Swallow, co-...
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T2 Trainspotting
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, S...
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Swung
David’s life is on the slide: he’s broke, in the middle of a divorce and ‘can’t get it up’. His gir...
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The Acid House
A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of s...
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Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
The compelling tale of how a group of sacked dockers got together with scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern a...
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Shankly: Nature’s Fire
SHANKLY: NATURE'S FIRE explores the remarkable life and career of BILL SHANKLY, the legendary Liverp...
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world....
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Creation Stories
The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man...
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Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
Launched 30 years ago, Loaded magazine epitomised the 90s in its irreverence and appetite for hedoni...
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Offended by Irvine Welsh
Irvine meet artists and writers who discuss the risk of offending in the current climate. Through se...
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Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Best known for their megahit ’80s anthem "Don't You (Forget About Me)”—made famous in John Hughes’ T...
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