Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland

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Greg Hemphill explores the best moments in the history of Scottish programme making

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6.4

The Traitors

2023

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The Traitors

Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle set deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves.

7.3

Monarch of the Glen

2000

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Monarch of the Glen

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

7.9

Dept. Q

2025

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Dept. Q

A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.

6.9

Rebus

2000

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Rebus

Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to circumvent the law to enforce it.

8.2

Outlander

2014

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Outlander

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

6.9

Karen Pirie

2022

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Karen Pirie

When a 25-year-old murder in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true-crime podcast, DS Karen Pirie is tasked with heading up a review. Digging up the past, Karen uncovers fresh evidence and a potential perpetrator. But when suspects start coming under attack, the cold case turns into an active investigation. Can Karen find the killer before it’s too late?

7.2

Lovesick

2014

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Lovesick

After finding out he has an STI, Dylan must get back in touch with every girl he has ever had sex with to let them know the bad news.

7.0

Rab C. Nesbitt

1990

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Rab C. Nesbitt

BBC comedy series about Rab C. Nesbitt, a drunken, string-vested layabout who lives with his long-suffering wife Mary and his two sons in the working class area of Govan in Glasgow. When he's not getting drunk with his pals that include the devious, womanising Jamesie Cotter, he's offering his philosophical outlook on life to whoever will listen.

8.1

The Thick of It

2005

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The Thick of It

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

7.8

Case Histories

2011

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Case Histories

Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.

6.8

Gunpowder

2017

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Gunpowder

London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.

6.9

Pramface

2012

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Pramface

Pramface is a BBC Three television comedy series starring Scarlett Alice Johnson, Sean Michael Verey, Ben Crompton, Bronagh Gallagher, Anna Chancellor and Angus Deayton. Written by Chris Reddy and produced by BBC/Little Comet, the six-part first series commenced transmission on 23 February 2012. The second series began on 8 January 2013, with the first episode 60 minutes long, as a special, and the remainder of the series consisted of the usual 30 minute episodes. The second series concluded on 19 February 2013. A third series was confirmed on 29 April 2013.

6.4

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

2003

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Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

The adventures of Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig, and his friends Dannan the Duck and Ferny the Bull on Raloo Farm in Ireland.

6.6

Taggart

1983

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Taggart

Taggart is a Scottish detective television program. The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow area, and as of the most recent series the team have operated out of the fictional John Street police station across the street from the City Chambers.

8.6

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

2025

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Outlander: Blood of My Blood

From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways in this romantic saga that unfolds across time.

8.3

The Wonder Years

1988

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The Wonder Years

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.

7.6

Blue Lights

2023

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Blue Lights

Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.

7.8

The Two Ronnies

1971

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The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the "Two Ronnies" of the title.

7.2

Rawhide

1959

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Rawhide

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.

7.5

Say Nothing

2024

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Say Nothing

Through the eyes of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, explore the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.

Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland

Overview

Cast

Greg Hemphill

Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

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The Traitors

The Traitors

Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

Dept. Q

Dept. Q

Rebus

Rebus

Outlander

Outlander

Karen Pirie

Karen Pirie

Lovesick

Lovesick

Rab C. Nesbitt

Rab C. Nesbitt

The Thick of It

The Thick of It

Case Histories

Case Histories

Gunpowder

Gunpowder

Pramface

Pramface

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

Taggart

Taggart

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

Blue Lights

Blue Lights

The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies

Rawhide

Rawhide

Say Nothing

Say Nothing