Robert Carlyle's life has been defined by two remarkable characters: the explosively violent Begbie, and Gaz in The Full Monty. Here, he talks about his Glasgow childhood, Britpop hedonism - and playing the PM... It was 1997, and Robert Carlyle was in his mid-30s, when he first played the stripping Sheffield steelworker Gaz in The Full Monty. Last year, to get ready to play him again - this time for an eight-part TV series - he sat himself down to watch the film. He seems slightly embarrassed to...
'I won't be getting my kit off again': The Full Monty's Robert Carlyle on the role of a lifetime
The Guardian - 4 Jun 2023 13:00
Robert Carlyle's life has been defined by two remarkable characters: the explosively violent Begbie, and Gaz in The Full Monty. Here, he talks about his Glasgow childhood, Britpop hedonism - and playing the PM... It was 1997, and Robert Carlyle was in his mid-30s, when he first played the stripping Sheffield steelworker Gaz in The Full Monty. Last year, to get ready to play him again - this time for an eight-part TV series - he sat himself down to watch the film. He seems slightly embarrassed to...
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