It only took 20 years but I finally watched The Full Monty yesterday on the wifes persuasion. Really enjoyed it. Now I'm no acting connoisseur but I have always felt Robert Carlyle was a magnificent actor and he showed it there. Didn't cross my mind for one second that this was the same actor who played Begbie or Hamish Macbeth. Its funny because I must have been 10 when that movie came out and I vividly remember my folks buying the VHS and me not being allowed to watch it. Something which always resonated with me because similar things happened with my dads Roy Chubby Brown tapes. Of course i was old enough to understand it was about strippers but didn't think much at the time. My mum was a bit overprotective though, she didnay let me watch the shawshank redemption because of 5 seconds of shagging so you can understand why the thought of a bunch of yorkshire men flapping their willows was a bit much. Its only watching it as an adult that I realise its a great story that touches on some heavy themes - suicide, poverty, unemployment, but still has a feel good vibe to it. Also couldn't help but think I recognised Carlyles tubby mate and lo and behold its Rob Baratheon from Game of Thrones aka Mark Addy. Top film.