Billy Connolly recalls sister's protection during 'violent and abusive' school years

He later told the Guardian after his sister’s death: “She used to beat people up at school who were picking on me. She ended up being a school teacher.

“When Flo died I got an irrational terror that I was gonna be picked on again. A wave would come over me, that I was unsafe, that I was exposed.

Billy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013, though continues to make TV appearances, most recently in this year’s documentary Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure.

Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.