Irvine Welsh 'spitting teeth' after his film is branded 'not scottish enough' - Daily Star
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#xa; A FILM by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh was “not Scottish enough” to win arts funding.
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Irvine Welsh: The 'unfilmable' Filth finally makes it to the big screen, The Independent
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James McAvoy begged Irvine Welsh to write him an acting part in Trainspotting 2
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Irvine Welsh 'spitting teeth' after his film is branded 'not scottish enough' - Daily Star
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Irvine Welsh: 'When you grow up in a place you think it's mundane. Then you realise it's mad', Irvine Welsh
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Filth star James McAvoy: Doing raunchy scenes with sister Joy was enough to turn my stomach - Daily Record
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Irvine Welsh: 'When you grow up in a place you think it's mundane. Then you realise it's mad', Irvine Welsh
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Irvine Welsh shares release dates for Trainspotting musical and second season of Crime starring Dougray Scott
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Irvine Welsh apologises for swearing on live TV during 'racist a*******s' rant - Daily Record
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Filth star James McAvoy denies claims that he would play Jimmy Savile if Irvine Welsh ever wrote script about the child abuser - Daily Record