Billy Brasco
Pastor Begbie vows to find an undercover cop called Donny who pretended to be his best friend and got him put away. He doesn’t know that 'Donny' was Billy without his moustache.
Talk of a Troubles amnesty gets Pastor Begbie thinking about all the time he spent in prison.
He remembers a guy called Donny, who he thought was his best friend. It turned out that Donny was really an undercover cop who befriended Begbie to get evidence against him. He turned Begbie in to the police and sent him to gaol.
Begbie always vowed to catch up with the 'rat'. Thinking about it makes him angry again, and he becomes determined to track him down. What he doesn’t know is that 'Donny' was actually Billy. After Begbie was arrested, Billy grew a moustache. When Begbie got out, he didn’t recognise Billy, and the moustache has been his disguise ever since. As long as he keeps it, Billy is safe.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Uncle Andy | Marty Reid |
| Da | Tim McGarry |
| Ma | Olivia Nash |
| Pastor Begbie | Paddy Jenkins |
| Dympna | Alexandra Ford |
| Billy | Michael McDowell |
| Sandy | Ciaran Nolan |
| Cal | Damon Quinn |
| The Border Badger | Seamy McPeake |
| Writer | Tim McGarry |
| Writer | Damon Quinn |
| Writer | Michael McDowell |
| Director | Michael McDowell |
| Producer | Damon Quinn |
Broadcast
- Fri 13 Jan 202322:40BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
