On October 28, 2010, everyone mourned the tragic death of Gerard Kelly. Kelly was a fine character actor who could go from being hysterically funny to deadly serious at the drop of a hat. On New Year's Eve that same year, BBC1 screened a tribute dedicated to him entitled 'Gerard Kelly: A Celebration', which featured interviews with his family and friends, as well as clips from his best television performances including 'EastEnders', 'The Slab Boys', 'Donal & Sally' and, of course, the one he is probably most famous for, 'City Lights', in which he played 'Billy Liar' type fantasist Willie Melvin. 'City Lights' was Kelly's first regular comedy series. It was also the first sitcom made by Scotland since 'The Vital Spark'. a b c "Aircraft and passenger traffic data from UK airports". UK Civil Aviation Authority . Retrieved 25 March 2023. The shift to the new branding is expected to take place across the business over the next two years. City Lights was a classic 80s/early 90s Scottish ensemble comedy that is certainly fondly remembered in Scotland and rightly so. Sadly it has lost most of that, but it still retains positive memories for me and many other people.

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Square go: Someone who is asking you to fight them will ask for a square go. The question would simply be phrased “Square go?!?” This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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It follows the airport’s long struggle with its own identity during the last decade and the much maligned “Pure Dead Brilliant” tagline adopted by previous owners Infratil.

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Whit’s fur ye’ll no go past ye - Translation: Whatever is meant to happen to you, will happen to you. What ever will be, will be. McConnell, Ian (24 February 1999). "Hudson Takes to the Wing". The Glasgow Herald. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012 . Retrieved 24 June 2011. Helicopter rescue unit has busiest year on record". STV News. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014 . Retrieved 21 December 2014. On 28 August 1944, a United States Army Air Forces Douglas C54A Skymaster flying from Boston via Keflavik crashed into houses on the south side of the airport while attempting to land, all 20 crew and passengers as well as five people on the ground were killed. [48]

This is the ultimate in the series. StregaSchloss is invaded by wolves, demons, vengeful Mafia uncles, and a changeling while Isagoth puts his plan to take over Hell into action. Awards [ edit ] The story of Willie's attempts to escape 9-5 life is set amongst the changing face of Glasgow in the 1980s. The late (and much missed) Gerard Kelly is great fun in the lead and you can't beat his battle to get in the best insults in the face of the constant put-downs from manager McCleland.

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Bile: Boil, often used in the phrase “Away an’ bile yer heid” which is a cheeky way of saying no to someone. Terminus - One of Multitudina's many children and one of Pandora's pets. In contrast to her "illiterat" mother Terminus is highly intelligent and well-educated and she and Tarantella have many intellectual discussions.Latch – Long suffering butler to the Borgias. He answers the door and the phone. Latch often irons the newspaper. He falls in love with Miss McClachlan and eventually marries her. It is also mentioned that he is forced to wear a kilt made out of material used as a dog's bed, and hates it because it itches. Owns a small Japanese car.