Fly-on-the-wall documentary to follow Irvine Welsh for 18 months

Brian Ferguson
By Brian Ferguson
Published 6th Mar 2022, 04:55 BST
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Irvine Welsh has agreed to be filmed juggling multiple projects over the course of 18 months for an intimate fly-on-the-wall documentary.

Filming has already begun on a feature-length portrait of Welsh, planned to be released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of debut novel Trainspotting next year.

Described as a rare glimpse into the mind of a prolific artist at work and play, I Am Irvine Welsh will follow the Edinburgh-born writer during what he has described as the busiest period of his life.

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The extended profile is expected to see Welsh working on a new musical version of Trainspotting, a spin-off TV series with Robert Carlyle reviving his iconic character Begbie, The Long Knives, a new novel featuring troubled detective Ray Lennox, a follow-up to Crime, the recent TV series which saw screen star Dougray Scott play Lennox, and a satire on America’s tabloid culture being developed with author Bret Easton Ellis.