A WELL-known Scottish actor and comedian is celebrating taking his very personal play out on tour with his first ever Greenock gig.

Scot Squad star Jack Docherty is heading for the Beacon in March with his show Nothing But.

The actor has never performed in the town before and says he's looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere.

Jack, 59, said: "I've been to Greenock but I've never actually gigged there, so I'm really excited.

"I perform live so rarely but I'm trying to do it a bit more now.

"I want to get out there and get around Scotland."

In Nothing But, Jack looks back on his younger self and chases his youth, and even tries to recreate a lost romance of the 1980s.

He looks at parenting and examines his reconnection with his daughter.

Jack added: "It is me but it's a version of me.

"I'm playing a character called 'Jack Docherty' and the audience won't know how much of it is actually me.

"It's a romcom all about chasing after lost love."

Nothing But had a critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 and was named in the Independent's top ten shows of the Fringe.

Jack says he's thrilled with the reception it received.

He added: "I did the show in Edinburgh and got the best reaction to anything I've ever done at the festival.

"It was amazing to get such fantastic feedback."

While perhaps best known nowadays for playing hapless police Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson in Scot Squad, Jack started his career at the Edinburgh Festival in the 1980s.

He wrote and starred in four series of cult Channel 4 sketch show Absolutely and has also written for shows such as Spitting Image, Alas Smith and Jones, The Lenny Henry Show and Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out.

Jack was Britain's first five nights a week talk show host on Channel 5's The Jack Docherty Show, which ran from 1997 to 1999.

His more recent work includes the RTS Award-winning comedy Scotland In A Day for Channel 4, producing the BBC Scotland film No Holds Bard, writing the BBC2 sitcom The Cup, and producing two series of BBC1 sitcom Old Guys.

The actor is currently filming the seventh series of Scot Squad and has starred in the Scot Squad spin-offs The Chief’s Election Interviews and The Chief Does Democracy.

Jack said he's reached the point in his life where he wants to challenge himself with his projects.

He added: "I'm just following my nose now.

"I know the kind of response I get to Miekelson but I wanted to do something I haven't done before."

The actor says people expecting to see the Scot Squad Chief Commissioner at the Beacon might see him at some point on the night.

He's hopeful that people of all ages will come along.

Jack added: "It's a very compelling story, funny but very serious in some parts too.

"I just want people to have a laugh and a good time."

Jack will play Beacon Arts Centre on Friday March 11 and you can book tickets by calling 01475 723723 or visiting www.beaconartscentre.co.uk