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Sophie Buchan

Absent Ear welcomes 'Glasgow's own Van Gogh' as Tony Curran visits after winning award

Glasgow's Absent Ear has welcomed a famous visitor - and it couldn't be any more fitting if you know a certain BBC series we're about to talk about.

In town for The Royal Television Society (RTS) awards which took place last night (June 8) at The Old Fruitmarket, Tony Curran took home an award for best male actor for his role on Mayflies which he starred in alongside Line of Duty's Martin Compston.

Pictured looking happy at the awards, the Scottish actor looked just as chuffed at the Glasgow bar strutting the same blue suit and taking a photo with a familiar face.

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Absent Ear's post reads: "It was a pleasure welcoming Glasgow’s very own Van Gogh, @tonycurran to our shrine this week. His depiction of the big man on Doctor Who is flawless and a wonderful insight into the human behind the incredible pieces of art you can find scattered across our wee basement."

The visit is very fitting as, if you're a Doctor Who fan, your mind would have instantly recalled when the 53-year-old played Vincent Van Gogh in the iconic BBC series.

Airing on our screens in 2010, the episode titled Vincent and the Doctor has still been hailed as one of the best and most emotional episodes. In the scene, the Doctor and his companion Amy Pond travel to Paris, France, in the year 2010 AD - having travelled to the present day.

Stepping foot inside Musée d'Orsay, they take Vincent on a tour when they ended up in one room dedicated to one great artist - himself.

Putting on some of his best acting, viewers still cry watching the scene as his eyes tear up as he listens to people talk about his work and talent.

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