Episodes
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| OMNI | 20180825 | 20180826 (BBC7) 20211024 (BBC7) 20211025 (BBC7) | Life and love in Scotland Street is full of surprises. Bruce has a new girlfriend with a chequered past; Bertie encourages his mother to travel, and his father, Stuart, has a poetic encounter in Big Lou's cafe. More quirky tales and 'goings on' of Alexander McCall Smith's much loved characters from his bestselling series of books, 44 Scotland Street. Set in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town Omnibus of five parts dramatised by the author. Domenica/Mrs MacGillvray - Carol Ann Crawford Claire/Big Lou/Barmaid - Anita Vettesse Bruce - James Rottger Irene - Emma Currie Stuart - David Jackson Young Katie - Helen Mackay Miss Campbell - Nicola Roy Olive - Sophie Lawrence Neil - Gavin Jon Wright A BBC Scotland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018. Bruce's new girlfriend has a chequered past, while Bertie's father has a poetic encounter. Alexander McCall Smith's series about residents of a tenement building in Edinburgh. | ||
| OMNI | Edinburgh For Pretenders (omnibus) | 20160604 | 20160605 (BBC7) 20210321 (BBC7) | Portrait painter, Angus Lordie, observes the goings on of his neighbours and friends in and around 44 Scotland Street. Seven year-old Bertie Pollok has 'issues' when his domineering mother Irene organises his social life. And Irene has issues when her husband Stuart offers to take Bertie to Glasgow of all places. Local café owner Big Lou has a new love in her life whose politics hark back to the Jacobite days. And then there's Domenica - an anthropologist - trying to write a report on her most recent adventure exploring the lives of modern day pirates. An encounter with a gangster, a suspected kidnapping and the possibility of a new political leader ensure life for Scotland Street's residents is never uneventful. Alexander McCall Smith dramatises stories from his bestselling series, 44 Scotland Street, which continues to delight readers around the world. Irene - Emma Currie Stuart - David Jackson Young Big Lou - Anita Vettesse Producer/director: David Ian Neville First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2016. Trouble for the Pollok family, love for cafe owner Big Lou, and pirates for Domenica. Alexander McCall Smith's series about residents of a tenement building in Edinburgh. | |
| OMNI-02 | The Blue Spode Tea Cup (omnibus) | 20150214 | 20150215 (BBC7) 20190428 (BBC7) 20190429 (BBC7) | Edinburgh's Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and ‘goings-on' adapted by Alexander McCall Smith from his worldwide bestselling series of books. Portrait painter, Angus Lordie, is a frequent visitor to Domenica Macdonald, the anthropologist and longest-term resident of 44 Scotland Street. Will their friendship blossom and will she ever let his dog Cyril into her flat? Domenica's thoughts are elsewhere, sensing trouble with the return of her neighbour Antonia who has been living in Glasgow of all places! Is Domenica's ‘property' safe with Antonia back in town? Meanwhile in the flat below lives Bertie, aged six, a prodigy and victim of his excessively pushy mother, Irene. Bertie wants the life of an ordinary six-year-old boy, but instead he has psychotherapy, yoga and Italian conversation lessons. He also wants to know why his new baby brother, Ulysses, looks remarkably like his psychotherapist, Dr Fairbairn. DOMENICA.. - CAROL ANN CRAWFORD ANGUS LORDIE.... - CRAWFORD LOGAN IRENE - EMMA CURRIE BERTIE - .SIMON KERR STUART........... - DAVID JACKSON YOUNG ANTONIA.................... - ANITA VETTESSE Omnibus directed by David Ian Neville First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2015. Quirky tales and 'goings-on' set in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Alexander McCall Smith's series about residents of a tenement building in Edinburgh. | |
| 01 | 01 | 20120430 | 20131111 (BBC7) 20200323 (R4) | A dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's acclaimed series based on the residents of a fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town street, inspired by Maupin's Tales of The City. Anthropologist Domenica MacDonald observes the lives of her neighbours and the neighbourhood in Edinburgh's New Town. Pat, a new young tenant, arrives at 44 Scotland Street to flat share with Bruce. Bruce is a surveyor with more of an eye for the ladies than a sound property. We're introduced to five-year-old Bertie, who is controlled by his pretentious and intellectual mother Irene - he's learning the saxophone, speaks Italian, and is extremely knowledgeable about many subjects. And then there's Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of artists or paintings! With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia. One of McCall Smith's particular talents is his ability to portray archetypes without resorting to stereotype or cliche. In McCall Smith's hands such characters retain charm and novelty, simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy, 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith. CAST: DOMENICA..........CAROL ANN CRAWFORD RAEBURN TODD.........CRAWFORD LOGAN BRUCE............JAMES MACKENZIE IRENE..................ROSALIND SYDNEY BERTIE.................EUAN LEE MATTHEW..............SAMUEL KEEFE Music by Tom Cunningham Producer/director: David Ian Neville. | |
| 01 | 02 | 20120501 | 20131112 (BBC7) 20200324 (R4) | A dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's acclaimed series based on the residents of a fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town street, inspired by Maupin's Tales of The City. Bruce has his eye on Pat as his new tenant, and five-year old Bertie has issues! Anthropologist Domenica MacDonald observes the lives of her neighbours and the neighbourhood in Edinburgh's New Town. Pat, a new young tenant, arrives at 44 Scotland Street to flat share with Bruce. Bruce is a surveyor with more of an eye for the ladies than a sound property. We're introduced to five-year-old Bertie, who is controlled by his pretentious and intellectual mother Irene - he's learning the saxophone, speaks Italian, and is extremely knowledgeable about many subjects. And then there's Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of artists or paintings! With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia. One of McCall Smith's particular talents is his ability to portray archetypes without resorting to stereotype or cliche. In McCall Smith's hands such characters retain charm and novelty, simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy, 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith. CAST: DOMENICA................CAROL ANN CRAWFORD DR FAIRBAIRN.................CRAWFORD LOGAN BRUCE............................JAMES MACKENZIE IRENE..............................ROSALIND SYDNEY BERTIE.........................................EUAN LEE PAT.........................................BELLE JONES MATTHEW..............................SAMUEL KEEFE STUART.................................TOM FREEMAN Music by Tom Cunningham Producer/director: David Ian Neville. | |
| 01 | 03 | 20120502 | 20131113 (BBC7) 20200325 (R4) | A dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's acclaimed series based on the residents of a fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town street, inspired by Maupin's Tales of The City. Pat's the centre of attention at home and work but there could be tears before bedtime. Anthropologist Domenica MacDonald observes the lives of her neighbours and the neighbourhood in Edinburgh's New Town. Pat, a new young tenant, arrives at 44 Scotland Street to flat share with Bruce. Bruce is a surveyor with more of an eye for the ladies than a sound property. We're introduced to five-year-old Bertie, who is controlled by his pretentious and intellectual mother Irene - he's learning the saxophone, speaks Italian, and is extremely knowledgeable about many subjects. And then there's Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of artists or paintings! With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia. One of McCall Smith's particular talents is his ability to portray archetypes without resorting to stereotype or cliche. In McCall Smith's hands such characters retain charm and novelty, simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy, 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith. CAST: DOMENICA................CAROL ANN CRAWFORD BRUCE............................JAMES MACKENZIE IRENE..............................ROSALIND SYDNEY BERTIE.........................................EUAN LEE PAT.........................................BELLE JONES MATTHEW..............................SAMUEL KEEFE BIG LOU...............................ANITA VETTESSE Music by Tom Cunningham Producer/director: David Ian Neville. Pat is the centre of attention at home and work, but there could be tears before bedtime. | |
| 01 | 04 | 20120503 | 20131114 (BBC7) 20200326 (R4) | A dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's acclaimed series based on the residents of a fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town street, inspired by Maupin's Tales of The City. Pat's on a desperate search for a lost masterpiece, and Dr Fairbairn just needs peace. Anthropologist Domenica MacDonald observes the lives of her neighbours and the neighbourhood in Edinburgh's New Town. Pat, a new young tenant, arrives at 44 Scotland Street to flat share with Bruce. Bruce is a surveyor with more of an eye for the ladies than a sound property. We're introduced to five-year-old Bertie, who is controlled by his pretentious and intellectual mother Irene - he's learning the saxophone, speaks Italian, and is extremely knowledgeable about many subjects. And then there's Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of artists or paintings! With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia. One of McCall Smith's particular talents is his ability to portray archetypes without resorting to stereotype or cliche. In McCall Smith's hands such characters retain charm and novelty, simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy, 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith. CAST: DOMENICA................CAROL ANN CRAWFORD DR FAIRBAIRN.................CRAWFORD LOGAN IRENE..............................ROSALIND SYDNEY PAT.........................................BELLE JONES Music by Tom Cunningham Producer/director: David Ian Neville. Pat is on a desperate search for a lost masterpiece, and Dr Fairbairn just needs peace. | |
| 01 | 05 LAST | 20120504 | 20131115 (BBC7) 20200327 (R4) | A dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's acclaimed series based on the residents of a fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town street, inspired by Maupin's Tales of The City. Anthropologist Domenica MacDonald observes the lives of her neighbours and the neighbourhood in Edinburgh's New Town. Pat, a new young tenant, arrives at 44 Scotland Street to flat share with Bruce. Bruce is a surveyor with more of an eye for the ladies than a sound property. We're introduced to five-year-old Bertie, who is controlled by his pretentious and intellectual mother Irene - he's learning the saxophone, speaks Italian, and is extremely knowledgeable about many subjects. And then there's Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of artists or paintings! With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia. One of McCall Smith's particular talents is his ability to portray archetypes without resorting to stereotype or cliche. In McCall Smith's hands such characters retain charm and novelty, simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy, 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith. CAST: DOMENICA................CAROL ANN CRAWFORD DR FAIRBAIRN.................CRAWFORD LOGAN IRENE..............................ROSALIND SYDNEY BERTIE.........................................EUAN LEE PAT.........................................BELLE JONES MATTHEW..............................SAMUEL KEEFE IAN RANKIN.......................JAMES MACKENZIE Music by Tom Cunningham Producer/director: David Ian Neville. Pat's future is in the hands of a certain famous author, and can Matthew find hidden gold? | |
| 04 | 01 | 20170220 | 20210628 (BBC7) 20210629 (BBC7) | Someone is looking for a thorn-free zone. Meanwhile Irene Pollok's creativity reaps rewards. Quirky tales and 'goings on' in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. The return of Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved characters from his bestselling series of books. Bertie Pollok, Edinburgh's most hot housed seven year-old receives a rare respite from his weekly Italian, yoga and psychotherapy sessions. Could it be that his ambitious mother Irene is otherwise engaged? There's also constitutional trouble brewing at the Association of Scottish Nudists, and caf退 owner, Big Lou's romantic life is in danger of hitting a discordant note. Big Lou - Anita Vettesse Irene - Emma Currie Secretary - Richard Conlon Torquil Maclean - James Bryce Dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. Someone is looking for a thorn-free zone, and Irene Pollok's creativity reaps rewards. | |
| 04 | 02 | 20170221 | 20210629 (BBC7) 20210630 (BBC7) | Young Bertie decides on drastic imaginative action to keep his psychotherapist happy. Quirky tales and 'goings on' in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Featuring Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved characters from his bestselling series of books. Dr Fairbairn - Crawford Logan Irene - Emma Currie Dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. | |
| 04 | 03 | 20170222 | 20210630 (BBC7) 20210701 (BBC7) | Unexpected travel and adventures are in store for Irene Pollok, while husband Stuart lets Bertie have a few treats. Quirky tales and 'goings on' in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Featuring Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved characters from his bestselling series of books. Big Lou - Anita Vettesse Irene - Emma Currie Stuart - David Jackson Young Mr Lawrence - Richard Conlon Torquil Maclean - James Bryce Other parts played by the cast. Dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. | |
| 04 | 04 | 20170223 | 20210701 (BBC7) 20210702 (BBC7) | Bertie's fishing trip becomes more of an adventure when fog descends on the Pentland Hills. Quirky tales and 'goings on' in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Featuring Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved characters from his bestselling series of books. Stuart - David Jackson Young Fiona - Anita Vettesse Mr Lawrence - Richard Conlon Andy - Daniel Aitken Dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. | |
| 04 | 05 LAST | 20170224 | 20210702 (BBC7) 20210703 (BBC7) | Irene, at last, returns home bearing gifts, and Angus finds himself giving diplomatic advice. Quirky tales and 'goings on' in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. Featuring Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved characters from his bestselling series of books. Irene - Emma Currie Stuart - David Jackson Young Secretary - Richard Conlon Torquil MacLean - James Bryce Irene returns home bearing gifts, and Angus finds himself giving diplomatic advice. | |
| 05 | 01 | 20180820 | ~44 Scotland Street - Series 5 written & dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith Episode 1: Monday Life and love in Scotland Street is full of surprises. Bruce has a new girlfriend with a chequered past; Bertie encourages his mother to travel, and his father, Stuart, has a poetic encounter in Big Lou's cafe. Edinburgh's Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and 'goings on' of Alexander McCall Smith's much loved characters from his bestselling series of books, 44 Scotland Street. In this new series, Bruce, a young surveyor, is smitten by an adventurous Australian girl, but is she all she seems? Edinburgh's most hot housed seven year-old, Bertie Pollok, is up for the role of Macbeth in the school play. Meanwhile his father, Stuart, meets a young poet who may just turn his head. All this and more, observed by portrait painter Angus Lordie and his dog, Cyril - the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth. Cast: ANGUS LORDIE ............................................... CRAWFORD LOGAN DOMENICA/Mrs MacGillvray.................CAROL ANN CRAWFORD CLAIRE/Big Lou/Barmaid......................................ANITA VETTESSE BRUCE.....................................................................JAMES ROTTGER IRENE......................................................................EMMA CURRIE STUART......................................................DAVID JACKSON YOUNG BERTIE...........................................................................SIMON KERR KATIE........................................................................HELEN MACKAY Producer/director: David Ian Neville. Life and love is full of surprises in Edinburgh's New Town; is there something in the air? | ||
| 05 | 02 | 20180821 | ~44 Scotland Street: Series 5 written & dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith There's poetry in the air for Stuart Pollok; Bruce's girlfriend has hidden skills; and Angus' dog has history. It's all happening in Edinburgh's New Town. Edinburgh's Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and 'goings on' of Alexander McCall Smith's much loved characters from his bestselling series of books, 44 Scotland Street. Bruce, a young surveyor, is smitten by an adventurous Australian girl, but is she all she seems? Edinburgh's most hot housed seven year-old, Bertie Pollok, is up for the role of Macbeth in the school play. Meanwhile his father, Stuart, meets a young poet who may just turn his head. All this and more, observed by portrait painter Angus Lordie and his dog, Cyril, the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth. Episode Two Producer/director: David Ian Neville. All is not as it seems with the residents of 44 Scotland Street. | ||
| 05 | 03 | 20180822 | ~44 Scotland Street - Series 5 written & dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith Bruce is getting a fashion makeover, courtesy of his new girlfriend. And young Bertie is having a challenging time at school as Olive over-shares gossip about his father. Edinburgh's Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and 'goings on' of Alexander McCall Smith's much loved characters from his bestselling series of books, 44 Scotland Street. Bruce, a young surveyor, is smitten by an adventurous Australian girl, but is she all she seems? Edinburgh's most hot housed seven year-old, Bertie Pollok, is up for the role of Macbeth in the school play. Meanwhile his father, Stuart, meets a young poet who may just turn his head. All this and more, observed by portrait painter Angus Lordie and his dog, Cyril, the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth. Producer/director: David Ian Neville. Love means changing everything as far as Bruce's girlfriend is concerned, really? | ||
| 05 | 04 | 20180823 | ~44 Scotland Street: Series 5 written & dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith Young Olive wants to re-write Shakespeare; Bruce's girlfriend is leading him into danger; and Angus has six puppies too many. It's 44 Scotland Street! Edinburgh's Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and 'goings on' of Alexander McCall Smith's much loved characters from his bestselling series of books, 44 Scotland Street. Bruce, a young surveyor, is smitten by an adventurous Australian girl, but is she all she seems? Edinburgh's most hot housed seven year-old, Bertie Pollok, is up for the role of Macbeth in the school play. Meanwhile his father, Stuart, meets a young poet who may just turn his head. All this and more, observed by portrait painter Angus Lordie and his dog, Cyril, the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth. Producer/director: David Ian Neville. Extreme sports and extreme Shakespeare are the order of the day in 44 Scotland Street. | ||
| 05 | 05 LAST | 20180824 | ~44 Scotland Street - Series 5 written & dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith Bruce is facing a dangerous challenge on Skye; and secrets are uncovered in the Pollok household leading to a showdown between Bertie's parents. Edinburgh's Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and 'goings on' of Alexander McCall Smith's much loved characters from his bestselling series of books, 44 Scotland Street. Bruce, a young surveyor, is smitten by an adventurous Australian girl, but is she all she seems? Edinburgh's most hot housed seven year-old, Bertie Pollok, is up for the role of Macbeth in the school play. Meanwhile his father, Stuart, meets a young poet who may just turn his head. All this and more, observed by portrait painter Angus Lordie and his dog, Cyril, the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth. Producer/director: David Ian Neville. There's trouble afoot for the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town. |