 In 2014, Frankie Boyle starred in the short comedy film "Gasping" for BBC Scotland, written by Greg Hemphill.The title refers to an expression in Scottish English, communicative of an irresistible compulsion to do something, such as smoke a cigarette; or, as here, to drink alcohol.The short feature, an at-times-farcical but generally deadpan treatment of a man's attempted recovery from alcoholism.