Welsh published Trainspotting in 1993, portraying Francis 'Franco' Begbie as a violence-addicted sadist who has nothing but contempt for his heroin-addicted friends. The character was later ...

Bullied again by his slumbering older brother Joe, the young Francis Begbie rose early and walked into the back green, contemplating his miserable lot. He noted that a house brick had been ...

Welsh, 65, who grew up in Leith and published Trainspotting in 1993, portrays Francis 'Franco' Begbie as a violence-addicted sadist who has nothing but contempt for his heroin-addicted friends.