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Stephen rea, billy connolly, bill nighy, timothy spall, jimmy nail, juliet aubrey like in the full monty, a disparate bunch of guys come together, suffer strife, but triumph against the odds. Connolly recounts his thrilling escape from the shipyards in a vivid portrait of 1960s glasgow when i was nominated for a knighthood, the woman. Erect for 30 years, stated that people still remember connolly telling the punchline to the bike joke three decades after that tv appearance. Obrien insisted that connolly be in bullshot and water. In all the years i knew him i never got tired of him.
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