In the 1980s, before the days of satellite TV, darts on the box attracted audiences of more than eight million.
The game was full of big characters, and there was no one more charismatic than double world champion Jocky Wilson, a sporting legend.
The hugely popular Fifer retired from the public eye in the mid-1990s, plagued by chronic ill health.
But this Saturday in Glasgow sees the British premiere of Kirkcaldy Man a documentary examining the man and his hometown.
Scotland Tonight discussed the film with the director Julian Schwanitz and with darts legend Bobby George.
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- Temperatures continue to rocket as Scotland basks in fourth day of sunshine
- Man arrested in connection with rape of teenager in Glasgow's west end
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Murder inquiry launched after 59-year-old man found dead in flat
- Three babies in hospital after E.coli outbreak at nursery school
- Man killed girlfriend with knife through the heart in row over baby
- Two ministers quit Church of Scotland in protest over gay clergy
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- Fire at famous Edinburgh landmark prompts scores of 999 calls



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