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Millport (radio show)

FieldValue
show_nameMillport
formatSitcom
runtime30 minutes
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
home_stationBBC Radio 4
starringLynn Ferguson
Janet Brown
writerLynn Ferguson
producerLucy Bacon
executive_producerCathy Smith
first_aired22 March 2000
last_aired6 December 2002
num_series3
num_episodes18
website[Millport at BBC Radio 4 Extra](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m623f)

Janet Brown Millport was a radio situation comedy, initially broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 22 March 2000 and 6 December 2002. It starred Lynn Ferguson and Janet Brown, and the show was written by Lynn Ferguson.

Premise

Barmaid Irene Bruce lives in the town of Millport, which she refers to as a 'a scabby wee town on a scabby wee island', as the only town on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. She hankers after a life on a larger stage on the mainland, away from the boredom where she is cranky and sexually frustrated, but at the same time unattracted to anyone around her.

She has an infuriatingly sweet, but dull, sister Moira who writes articles for the magazine The People's Friend, who also has a dog named Robert that can talk. Nearby Ritz Cafe owner Alberto is obsessed that the Sicilian Mafia will come to take over his business, and lives with adopted daughter Ina.

Cast

  • Lynn Ferguson as Irene Bruce
  • Janet Brown as Moira Bruce and Agnes Scobie
  • Louis McLeod as Bob Scobie, Alberto and Robert (the dog)
  • Mark Costello as Dougie
  • Robert Patterson as Minister
  • Gabriel Quigley as Bunty Pierce, Ina and Betty Sturgeon

Episodes

Series 1

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = The Storm2000322df=y}}EpisodeNumber = 1EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series 2

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = Happy Returns2001427df=y}}EpisodeNumber = 7EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series 3

No.Episode No.TitleOriginal airdate
Title = Reinstatement2002111df=y}}EpisodeNumber = 13EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Television pilot

The series was adapted for a television pilot which aired on BBC One Scotland on the 30 June 2002. The show also starred Lynn Ferguson in the role of Irene.

References

References

  1. "Millport".
  2. "Millport is set for a place in the sun Is minuscule Millport about to make it big? Actress Lynn Ferguson hopes so, and not just because she used to holiday on Great Cumbrae. She stars in a new TV sitcom that starts on Sunday.".
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