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After JoJo traces the career of a petty thief turned drug dealer in 1980's
Edinburgh. We first meet John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann as 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.
Never been released on DVD, recorded from VHS the quality (compared to a retail
dvd) is Audio 7, Video 7 (Very Good!)
