This sequel to the groundbreaking 1996 Scottish film about young heroin addicts and petty criminals has the principals older, but not wiser. It’s nostalgic fun for fans of the first movie.

But first, there's the four, right? Begbie is out of prison and a successful artist with a house in L.A., a beautiful wife, two daughters. Renton is rich(ish), a globe-trotting manager of DJs ...

Begbie is as violent and unpredictable as ever, but instead of holding court down the local, he’s spent the last twenty years in the nick. And Spud – well, he never escaped his skag addiction.

It's been nearly 30 years since Trainspotting was released into cinemas, and the film has gone on to become one of the most ...

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 ...

Irvine Welsh has confirmed he will publish a new sequel to Trainspotting which will see his iconic characters looking for ...

3. ROBERT CARLYLE CREATED A DETAILED BACKSTORY FOR BEGBIE. Begbie’s defining quality is his rage—once he gets going, it’s kind of unstoppable. Robert Carlyle created an explanation for his ...

T2 Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle has hinted at another movie in the franchise for his character Begbie. The actor said that we could see more of Begbie on screen, especially now that author ...

and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) standing listless on a platform as a train steams by to the soundtrack of Iggy Pop's 'Lust for Life'. This blink-and-you-miss-it moment echoes a famous scene ...

Good news for Trainspotting fans – there's a promising update on the upcoming spin-off show that will focus on Begbie. Last year actor Robert Carlyle confirmed that a TV series about his popular ...

Psychotic hardman Francis Begbie, it turns out, has moved on from the violence of the 1993 book and its follow-up, Porno, by being rehabilitated through art and falling in love. Welsh has written ...