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Billy Connolly and Tom Courtenay on their new film and why Dame Maggie Smith does a good Glaswegian accent

Billy Connolly and Tom Courtenay joined Charlie and Louise to talk about the challenges of playing the parts of opera singers in their new film, ‘Quartet’

Also starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins, ‘Quartet’ is Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut.

It is the tale of four opera singers in a retirement home for musicians, coming together to perform to rescue the future of the home.

Quartet is released on January 1.

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