Looking After Jo Jo 26 years old
John Joseph McCann has been a habitual criminal since childhood, when he pilfered cash boxes for his dad. He's been in and out of prison ever since. He lives in a high rise council flat with his mother and sister. It is set in and around the North Sighthill housing estate. Looking After JoJo traces the career of a petty thief turned drug dealer in 1980's Edinburgh. The title character is a pleasant if misguided young man surviving in a bleak housing estate and aspiring to the trappings of a successful criminal. Unfortunately for him, and for most of the other characters in the mini-series, it is a time of heroin addiction and AIDS. We watch JoJo become ensnared in the drugs scene and his deterioration is both painful to watch and very moving. Robert Carlyle's performance is extraordinarily complex and textured. He is ably supported by Jenny McCrindle, Ewan Stewart and Trainspotting's Kevin McKidd. This isn't the fast-moving MTV drug scene of Trainspotting but a more character-oriented, leisurely look at the human cost of drug addiction.
Credits
Kevin McKidd
Basil
Robert Carlyle
John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann
Jenny McCrindle
Lorraine
Patricia Brake
Doro
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kevin McKidd He was 24 , now 50 years old | as Basil |
| Robert Carlyle He was 36 , now 63 years old | as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann |
| Jenny McCrindle She was 29 , 46 years old when she died | as Lorraine |
| Patricia Brake She was 55 , now 81 years old | as Doro |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| John Mackenzie Directing He was 69 , 83 years old when he died | Director |
| Frank Deasy Writing He was 38 , 50 years old when he died | Writer |
Looking After Jo Jo (26 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1998-01-12
- Runtime: [] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 4