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Lynn Ferguson's bittersweet sitcom about barmaid Irene's life on a tiny Scottish island

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Barmaid Irene wonders why her crooked brother has returned to the tiny Scottish island.

Barmaid Irene wonders why her crooked brother has returned to the tiny Scottish island. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From March 2000.

Big brother Gordon has returned to Millport on the tiny Isle of Cumbrae, off the west coast of Scotland. 

But Irene wonders why anyone would return once they've had the chance to escape?

Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson.  

Barmaid Irene Bruce is 30-something  and hankering after a better life on the mainland.

Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira ...... Janet Brown 
Alberto/Robert/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod 
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley 
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Gordon/Minister ...... Robert Paterson

Producer: Lucy Bacon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.

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