Trainspotting at 25: Robert Carlyle reveals details of new series following Begbie - as 'definitive' book marks film's 25th anniversary

Robert Carlyle has revealed details about a show set to bring back Trainspotting's Begbie - as a new book tells the stories behind how the cult classic film was made.

The actor is set to reprise the role of the violent psychopath for a new series based on another Irvine Welsh novel, The Blade Artist, which will follow Begbie years after the events of the seminal 1996 film in which he made the character famous.

It comes as a new "definitive" book on the making of Trainspotting, featuring contributions from Welsh, director Danny Boyle and stars including Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Kelly Macdonald, as well as Carlyle, is set to be released.