Christopher Eccleston in "Let Him Have It" and David Stevens in "Shallow Grave" and for his television performances in "Cracker" and "Hillsborough". His BAFTA-nominated performance as Nicky Hutchinson in the BBC miniseries "Our Friends in the North" (1996) established Eccleston as a household name in the UK; he followed the serial with film roles in "Jude", "A Price Above Rubies", "Elizabeth", "eXistenZ", "Gone in 60 Seconds", "The Invisible Circus", "The Others", "24 Hour Party People" and "28 Days Later" and television roles including the drama series "Clocking Off" and a second BAFTA-nominated performance as Messianic figure Stephen Baxter in the ITV drama
Kerry McGregor manager of The Proclaimers, and in 1997 chosen to participate in "The Great British Song Contest", the UK selection for the "Eurovision Song Contest", with the song "Yodel in the Canyon of Love". The song came second, behind Katrina and the Waves' "Love Shine a Light", which went on to win the competition that year. Polygram later signed McGregor to a solo deal, and released "Yodel in the Canyon of Love" as a single. McGregor had appeared in a number of stage and television shows including the Channel 4 comedy "The Book Group" playing Kenny's love-interest Carol Ann, and the