Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now known as Jim Francis, Begbie is a reformed character who believes he has found the perfect life. But a return to Scotland for ...

Begbie returns! Robert Carlyle is playing the notorious Francis Begbie again in a TV series adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting sequel novel The Blade Artist. Begbie is the role that put ...

Trainspotting's notorious hard man is set to return – as a happily married artist living in an idyllic Californian retreat. Francis Begbie has been transformed from the thug who recklessly launched a ...

Psychotic hardman Francis Begbie was memorably brought to life by Robert Carlyle in the hit film Trainspotting Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We ...

Robert Carlyle will reprise his role as the iconic Francis Begbie in the TV adaption of Irvine Welsh's 2016 novel The Blade Artist. The Scottish legend, Robert Carlyle known for his role as the ...

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T2 screenwriter John Hodge made sure the film was in good nick — by going inside a jail to understand what makes psycho Francis Begbie tick. John, 52, visited Edinburgh’s Saughton jail with director ...

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Carlyle is to reprise his role as the notorious Francis Begbie in a TV version of Irvine Welsh‘s Trainspotting sequel The Blade Artist. More than 25 years on from his star turn in ...