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The Legend of Barney Thomson

A barber's life is turned upside down as he accidentally enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of a serial killer.

Barney Thomson works at Henderson's Barbers in Bridgeton, where his limited barbering skills are unappreciated by customers and the proprietor alike. The ultimate insult of being asked to move chairs turns his life upside down as he accidentally enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of a serial killer.

1 hour, 31 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Dec 201922:00

Credits

RoleContributor
Barney ThomsonRobert Carlyle
CemolinaEmma Thompson
Detective Inspector HoldallRay Winstone
Detective Inspector June RobertsonAshley Jensen
Chirs PorterMartin Compston
Detective Inspector Callum MacPhersonKevin Guthrie
Wullie HendersonStephen McCole
Detective Sergeant Sam JobsonSamuel Robertson
Charlie TaylorBrian Pettifer
James HendersonJames Cosmo
Chief Superintendent McManamanTom Courtenay
DirectorRobert Carlyle
WriterRichard Cowan
WriterColin McLaren
WriterDouglas Lindsay

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