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

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Millport: Series 1: The Letter

The Letter

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Millport, Series 1, The Letter

It's turnip season on the Scottish Island and Irene gets an offer she cannot refuse.

It's turnip season on the Scottish island and Irene gets an offer she cannot refuse. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From April 2000.

It's turnip season - and a letter arrives for Irene promising to change her life for ever. 

But when push comes to shove, is she ready to leave the dismal island backwater she so unlovingly calls home?

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/Agnes ...... Janet Brown 
Alberto/Robert/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod 
Ena/Bunty/Betty ...... Gabriel Quigley 
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
The Minister ...... Robert Paterson

Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.

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