The character was later portrayed on screen by Robert Carlyle in Danny Boyle's classic movie. Begbie, who appears in several Welsh novels and short stories, is described as a leading member of the ...

Carlyle also revealed there is work ongoing on a piece called The Blade Artist, which he said is a novel by Irvine Welsh on the further adventures of his character Begbie. He said: ‘When you ...

(L-R) Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton and Robert Carlyle as Francis Begbie in "T2 Trainspotting." Robert Carlyle as Francis Begbie in "T2 Trainspotting." (L-R) Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton and Jonny ...