Airdate: Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off

Tomorrow night on ABC1 presents Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off looking at the subject of Death, with Connolly’s unique point of view.

This is a two part special which will screen as a double.

Death has always been a subject of interest to comedian and actor Billy Connolly and across this two-part series he looks it squarely in the face.

Visiting his home town of Glasgow as well as different parts of the USA, Billy aims to get an insight into the rich variety of attitudes, belief systems, rituals and customs relating to death that are woven into different cultures and communities.

In his trademark curious, humorous and candid manner Billy examines the ‘death industry’, and how and where we lay our loved ones to rest, as he tackles a subject considered by many to be the last taboo.

Along the way, Billy shares his own thoughts on death, what he hopes will happen at his own funeral and how he would like to be remembered.

Billy’s quest brings him into the company of people from diverse backgrounds. Learning what death means to different communities, he immerses himself in a range of experiences, witnessing a voodoo ceremony, visiting a drive-through funeral parlour, meeting a dying man, and talking frankly about death with his pal Eric Idle.

8:30pm Wednesday, 9 July ABC1.