Ford Kiernan (Actor)

Still Game

Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's (Old Age Pensioners) Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang.

Release Date2002-09-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Jack Jarvis

Episode Count40

Vote Count59

Hububb

Hububb was a Children's Television program broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom, it was named after Les Bubb who also played the title character with the same name. The Show ran from 1997 until 2001. Five series of the show were made. The Show was about a delivery man who lives in a tower in the center Edinburgh who kept getting into all sorts of bother, he is also known for using his trusty mountain bike which he uses for his work. The show was filmed and set in the Scottish Capital City, Edinburgh and the tower featured in the show was Melville Monument in St Andrew Square. Hububb was made by Nole Gay productions for BBC Scotland.

Release Date1997-01-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Episode Count63

Chewin' the Fat

Chewin' the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show. Chewin' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland. The later television show, which ran for four series, was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland, but series three and four, as well as highlights from the first two series, were later broadcast to the rest of the United Kingdom. Although the last series ended in February 2002, 6 Hogmanay specials were broadcast and offered on DVD when purchasing the Scottish Sun between 2000 to 2005, one every year. Chewin' the Fat gave rise to the spin-off show Still Game, a sitcom focusing on the two old male characters Jack and Victor. The series was mostly filmed in and around Glasgow and occasionally West Dunbartonshire. The English idiom to chew the fat means to chat casually, but thoroughly, about subjects of mutual interest.

Release Date1999-01-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Episode Count6

Vote Count12

Gangs of New York

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.

Release Date2002-12-14

Charactersd Black Joke Chief

Vote Count6803

Pulp Video

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Episode Count6

Best of Chewin' the Fat

A selection of some of the best sketches from the Scottish comedy sketch show featuring a cast of recurring characters.

Release Date2019-05-18

Charactersd Various

Episode Count8

The Field of Blood

Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her investigations place her in mortal danger.

Release Date2011-05-08

Charactersd George McVie

Episode Count4

Vote Count16

Dear Green Place

Dear Green Place is a Scottish comedy programme set in a park in central Glasgow. It first aired on 19 October 2007 on BBC One Scotland. The second series finished airing on 5 December 2008 on the same channel. Dear Green Place was created by comedy actor Paul Riley, and features Ford Kiernan, both of whom featured in the sketch show Chewin' the Fat, and its successful sitcom spin-off Still Game. It was announced in April 2009 that BBC Scotland would not be commissioning a third series due to poor viewing figures and also having commissioned a new series of Rab C. Nesbitt and Ford Kiernan's new sitcom Happy Hollidays.

Release Date2007-10-19

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd

Episode Count12

Vote Count1

Is It Bill Bailey?

Is It Bill Bailey? is a stand up/sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey. Each episode features stage performances, interspersed with skits starring himself and other actors. As well as parodies of pop songs or artists, he deconstructs music from popular television shows.

Release Date1998-02-20

Charactersd Various Roles

Episode Count2

Vote Count8

Sir Billi

An aging, skateboarding veterinarian Sir Billi goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting villainous policemen and powerful lairds in a battle to save an illegal fugitive - Bessie Boo the beaver!

Release Date2012-04-13

Charactersd Officer McKenzie / Banjo Barry (voice)

Vote Count19

Then Came You

A lonely widow plans a trip around the world with her husband's ashes, to visit the places they loved in the movies. During her first stop in Scotland at the beautiful estate she stays in, she meets the innkeeper who changes her life forever.

Release Date2021-03-11

Charactersd Gavin

Vote Count24

Complicity

Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable. The police are convened of Cameron's guilt and so are half his friends and colleagues. Cameron is forced to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.

Release Date2000-05-06

Charactersd Interrogator 2

Vote Count13

The Hunt for Tony Blair

The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and leaving behind his adoring wife Cherie (Catherine Shepherd), Tony vows to clear his name no matter what the consequences.

Release Date2011-10-15

Charactersd Gordon Brown

Vote Count4

The Last Great Wilderness

Charlie's wife has left him for a successful pop star, and he wants revenge. He sets out for Scotland's Isle of Skye, where he will burn down the star's mansion. In a cafe, he meets Vincente, a Spaniard who asks him for a ride. With his new friend in tow, Charlie soldiers on, only to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. They walk to the nearest residence--where they are greeted by a suspicious and motley group of people who may or may not be part of a bizarre cult that lives in the area. Charlie and Vincente will be staying longer then they expected, and it is going to be a strange visit!

Release Date2002-05-09

Charactersd Eric

Vote Count10

Songs for Amy

Sean O'Malley, a struggling Irish musician, writes an album for the love of his life in an attempt to redeem himself, with the help and hindrance of his misfit band mates.

Release Date2012-05-02

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Sled

Vote Count2

Donovan Quick

Quirky stranger Donovan (Colin Firth) blows into the Scottish village of Port Clyde. There, he rents a room with the Pannick family and ingratiates himself into their lives. Lucy (Katy Murphy) is the long-suffering matriarch of the clan, caring for her senile grandmother (Liz Smith) and mentally disabled brother, Sandy (David Brown). When the town cancels Sandy's train route to school, Donovan suggests starting their own bus line. They do, much to the consternation of local officials.

Release Date2000-12-28

Charactersd Jim Leahy

Vote Count3

Still Game: Live in Glasgow

Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are back and reviving their much loved characters Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade for the first time in years! They've not been seen on the small screen since a Hogmanay special in January 2008, but this year sees a full reunion of the original television cast as Jack and Victor are reunited alongside other Still Game favourites Winston, Isa, Tam, Navid, and Bobby.

Release Date2014-11-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Jack Jarvis

Vote Count4

The Slab Boys

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three likely lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory where they work

Release Date1997-08-28

Charactersd Male Orderly

Vote Count1

The Debt Collector

Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.

Release Date1999-06-25

Charactersd Janitor

Vote Count17

Chewin' the Fat Live!

The stars of Scotland's "Chewin' the Fat" take to the stage in a live show recorded live at the King's Theater, Glasgow.

Release Date2000-01-01

Charactersd Various

Still Game: The Story So Far

A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have appeared on the show and super fans. Including a look at some favourite moments.

Release Date2014-12-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self - Jack Jarvis

Vote Count1

Ruffian Hearts

An off-beat romantic comedy about the complex relationships between the inhabitants of a Glasgow tenement block. The final film in the Love Bites trilogy.

Release Date1995-09-29

Charactersd Wedding Guest

No Holds Bard

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.

Release Date2009-01-25

Charactersd Cronie Cameron

Vote Count1

The All Star Euros Sketch Show

As the hype reaches fever pitch ahead of the big kick-off in Germany, a stellar line-up work their magic in an essential selection of comic set pieces. Featuring favourite characters and brand new scenarios. Mixing running gags, quickies, send-ups and musical numbers. The top team includes Jonathan Watson, Grado, Greg Hemphill, Jack Docherty, Ford Kiernan and Karen Dunbar.

Release Date2024-06-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Still Game

Victor, Jack and Winston, three friends and willy old widowers are trapped to their own devices 19 stories up in a Glasgow high rise. "The lift's aff!" and until it gets fixed there's hee haw to do but argue, reminisce and wind each other up.

Release Date2002-12-02

Charactersd Jack Jarvis

Vote Count2

Stand and Deliver

Alun arrives in Glasgow to play a gig at The Edge, a comedy club run by would-be promoter Max T. Max T should be looking after Alun, but he already has his hands full trying to keep Sandy Cervi, his second cousin and business partner, from taking over the club. In a bid to sort out some 'poontang' for himself and Alun, Max invites Eva, a psychiatric nurse and her photographer friend Christina along to the gig.

Release Date1998-03-15

Charactersd Taxi Driver

Still Game: Live at the Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Jack, Victor, and Winston are old-age pensioners who live in a tower block outside Glasgow. One day, the lift breaks down, leaving them stuck in Victor's flat—where they talk about sex, death, family, and neds. Oh, and on the subject of money: Is Victor really as skint as he says he is?

Release Date1999-03-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Jack Jarvis

Vote Count2

Space Cadets

Space Cadets is a comedy panel game broadcast on Channel 4 in 1997. It was presented by "High Commander" Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles as the "Space Captains". It ran for just one series with 10 episodes. Like the BBC's Have I Got News for You, the contestants were celebrities and the show was played mainly for laughs. Bestselling author Terry Pratchett once appeared as a guest. When the contestants were asked who was Britain's most shoplifted author, Pratchett immediately answered "I am!" which was the correct answer.

Release Date1997-07-15

Charactersd Self

Episode Count3

Vote Count2

Ooh the Banter!

Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips.

Release Date2022-12-31

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Happy Hollidays

Sitcom set on a precarious caravan campsite which strives to represent the best of the great British holiday - less palm trees and pina coladas and more puggymachines and lukewarm pints. Owner Colin Holliday promotes himself as a standard bearer for the virtues of the old-fashioned British holiday but in reality his true interest lies in wringing as great a profit from his holidaymakers as possible. Days on the caravan site are spent doing what Colin sees as the essential tasks of the hospitality business - driving costs down and avoiding difficult customers. The staff on the park include alcoholic entertainer Joyce 'the voice' Mullen; trainee manager and ladies man Dean Bullock; and Debbi, the bar maid.

Release Date2009-09-04

Episode Count6

Vote Count1

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk.

Release Date2000-03-18

Episode Count1

Vote Count9

Carla's Song

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.

Release Date1996-10-30

Vote Count84

The Taxidermist

A shop worker discovers how far she will go for love when the Taxidermist next door is threatened with eviction.

Release Date2009-02-16

Saint Antony's Day Off

A group of Scots Italians try to find somewhere to watch the 1994 World Cup Final.

Release Date1997-03-07