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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Contemporary comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. Show more

Contributors

Isobel Braid:
Ashley Jensen
Granny Braid:
Barbara Rafferty
Struan Robertson:
Paul Higgins
Meikel McMiekel:
Denis Lawson
Cronie Cameron:
Ford Kiernan
Cronie McKay:
Forbes Masson
Paula Pickford:
Felicity Montagu
Boyd Pickford:
Vincent Franklin
Robert Lauchlan:
Greg Hemphill
Stevie Kerr:
Tony Curran
Sarah Rutherford:
Laura Fraser
Gibby "Fingers" McPherson:
Bill Paterson
Prison Therapist:
Laura Fraser
Prison Governor:
Gerard Kelly
Director:
Brian Kelly
Producer:
Jack Docherty

Genres

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 1: Hey Jude

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Drama serial set in a psychiatric hospital. Sacked from Hospital Radio Glasgow, Eddie McKenna agrees to resurrect the radio station at St Jude's Mental Hospital. Show more

Contributors

Eddie:
Ken Stott
Francine:
Katy Murphy
Campbell:
David Tennant
Producer:
David Blair

Genres

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 2: Fly Like an Eagle

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Drama set in psychiatric hospital. The hospital radio station is in full swing, Eddie is in danger of losing his job, and hypomaniac Campbell plans to become a DJ. Show more

Contributors

Eddie:
Ken Stott
Francine:
Katy Murphy
Campbell:
David Tennant
Producer:
David Blair

Genres

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 3: You Always Hurt the One You Love

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Drama series set in psychiatric hospital. Eddie and the gang pull out all the stops to save the radio station by staging a coup at the open day.

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 4: Fool on the Hill

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Drama series set in a psychiatric hospital. The possibility of a discharge means Fergus must find a job. The aftermath of the open day is felt by many. Show more

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 5: Rainy Night in Georgia

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Drama set in a psychiatric hospital. Buoyed by his accidental sales triumph at Twinview Windows, Eddie's relationship with Francine starts to develop. Show more

Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 6: Let It Be

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Last in the series about a psychiatric hospital. Jim is appalled by Rosalie's living conditions. Campbell's star is rising as the odds appear to be stacked against Eddie. Show more

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Seven-year-old Jess lives with her dominating mother until she is rudely removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

Contributors

Small Jess:
Emily Aston
William:
Peter Gordon
Mrs Green:
Freda Dowie
Miss Jewsbury:
Celia Imrie
Jess' real mother:
Sophie Thursfield
Pastor Finch:
Kenneth Cranham
Mrs Arkwright:
Pam Ferris
Mrs Virtue:
Katy Murphy
Mrs Vole:
Sharon Bower
Ice Cream Man:
Bill Rogers
Boy next door:
Darren Scott
Gypsy Woman:
Kay Clayton
Church Pianist:
Tamar Swade
Director:
Beeban Kidron

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of the congregation. Show more

Drama on 4

Donna Franceschild - Quartet

Episode 2: The Gig at the Red Stag

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

With the quartet on the verge of playing their first gig, the lead singer's home-life collapses, endangering the band's dreams. From April 2013. Show more

Drama on 4

Donna Franceschild - Quartet

Episode 3: The Music Festival

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As the band prepare for their biggest ever gig, a young woman gives Iain, the drummer, some potentially life-changing news. Starring Garry Collins. From April 2013. Show more

Drama on 4

Donna Franceschild - Quartet

Episode 4: Almost Top of the Bill

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As the band try desperately to get a gig, Stuart, the bass player, finds his home and livelihood in jeopardy. From April 2013. Show more

Tutti Frutti

Series 1

Love Hurts

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

The Majestics attempt to make a new record. Danny finds out the truth about Suzie's husband.

Contributors

Glenna McFadden:
Fiona Chalmers
Recording Engineer:
Patrick Doyle
Stuntwoman:
Ellie Bertram
Spotty Youth:
Greg Alexander
Dental Receptionist:
Sheila Greer Smith
Filing Clerk:
Bill Denniston
Young Woman:
Blythe Brockett
Stuntman:
Jim Dowdall
Eddie Clockerty:
Richard Wilson
Dennis Sproul:
Ron Donachie
Suzi Kettles:
Emma Thompson
Vincent Diver:
Maurice Roeves
Bomba McAteer:
Stuart McGugan
Danny McGlone:
Robbie Coltrane
Fud O'Donnell:
Jake D'Arcy
Stuart Gordon Inverarrity:
David Dixon
Janice Toner:
Katy Murphy
Noreen Diver:
Anne Kidd
Sheena Fisher:
Annie Bruce
Stuntman:
Gareth Milne
Elderly Matron:
Nan Forsythe
Attendant:
Stewart Porter
Author:
John Byrne

Genres

Drama on 4

Donna Franceschild - Quartet

Episode 1: Autumn Leaves

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Robbie used to be a professional jazz pianist. Now he is a much-abused and miserable music teacher. Stars Gerry Mulgrew. From November 2008. Show more

Zen

Episode 3: Ratking

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Detective Zen works against the clock to recover the kidnapped Ruggerio Miletti, a wealthy industrialist with political ties. Show more

Contributors

Aurelio Zen:
Rufus Sewell
Tania Moretti:
Caterina Murino
Amedeo Colonna:
Ben Miles
Gilberto Nieddu:
Francesco Quinn
Cinzia Miletti:
Sarah-Jane Potts
Giorgio De Angelis:
Vincent Riotta
Vincenzo Fabri:
Ed Stoppard
Guerchini:
Anthony Higgins
Ernesto Heuber:
Michael McElhatton
Carlo Fagioli:
Callum Blue
Silvio Miletti:
Sebastian Armesto
Donatella Pirotta:
Zoe Tapper
Alessandro Antonioni:
Rocky Marshall
Nadia Pirlo:
Cosima Shaw
Sister Anna:
Katy Murphy
Luca La Guardia:
Paolo Mazzarelli
Francesco Pirotta:
Franco Maria Salamon
Producer:
Michael Casey
Director:
Jon Jones

Series

Zen

Your Cheatin' Heart

Series 1

Throwing Up in the Gorbals

Duration: 46 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Available for 4 months

Glasgow Country music star Dorwood Crouch is in prison, and his wife Cissie needs help in proving his innocence. Show more

Contributors

Frank McClusky :
John Gordon Sinclair
Cissie Crouch :
Tilda Swinton
Dorwood Crouch :
Kevin McMonagle
Billie Mcphail :
Katy Murphy
David Cole:
Gregory Guy
Gordon Smart :
Tom Lucy
Director:
Michael Whyte
Fraser Boyle:
Ken Stott
Jolene Jowett:
Eddi Reader

Tutti Frutti

Series 1

Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

A blast from the past puts the wind up the Majestics drummer when he and Danny ride the Radio Buckie airwaves. Show more

Contributors

Suzi Kettles:
Emma Thompson
Danny McGlone:
Robbie Coltrane
Vincent Diver:
Maurice Roeves
Bomba McAteer:
Stuart McGugan
Dennis Sproul:
Ron Donachie
Blonde Young Woman:
Louise Beattie
Train Attendant:
G.B. Zoot Money
Fud O'Donnell:
Jake D'Arcy
Eddie Clockerty:
Richard Wilson
Janice Toner:
Katy Murphy
Glenna McFadden:
Fiona Chalmers
Noreen Diver:
Anne Kidd
Nursing Sister:
Annette Staines
Author:
John Byrne

Genres

Tutti Frutti

Series 1

A Wop-Boppa Loo-Bop a Wop-Bam Boom

Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

The Glasgow Pavilion, climax of the Silver Jubilee Tour. But all is not well. Danny gets in the ring with Suzi, there's more about the TV show and Diver develops a taste for vodka.

Contributors

Vincent Diver:
Maurice Roeves
Fud O'Donnell:
Jake D'Arcy
Suzi Kettles:
Emma Thompson
Danny McGlone:
Robbie Coltrane
Taxi Driver:
Charlie Sim
Noreen Diver:
Anne Kidd
Eddie Clockerty:
Richard Wilson
Janice Toner:
Katy Murphy
Unseen Reader:
Natasha Gerson
Bomba McAteer:
Stuart McGugan
Dennis Sproul:
Ron Donachie
Author:
John Byrne

Genres

Tutti Frutti

Series 1

Episode 2: On the Road Again

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

The band are put out when they learn they are not top of the bill. Vince announces that his girlfriend is pregnant, which displeases his wife.

Contributors

Danny McGlone:
Robbie Coltrane
Suzi Kettles:
Emma Thompson
Vincent Diver:
Maurice Roeves
Janice Toner:
Katy Murphy
Glenna McFadden:
Fiona Chalmers
Receptionist:
Harriet Buchan
First Girl:
Laura Harvey
Second Girl:
Audrey Jenkinson
The Tartan Lads:
Ray Carse
Dennis Sproul:
Ron Donachie
Fud O'Donnell:
Jake D'Arcy
Eddie Clockerty:
Richard Wilson
Bomba McAteer:
Stuart McGugan
Author:
John Byrne

Genres

Tutti Frutti

Series 1

Gin a Body, Dig a Body

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

The BBC is making a documentary on the death of Big Jazz, and Danny decides to get involved. The others resent the amount of attention that he is getting.

Contributors

Film Editor:
Dave Anderson
Eddie Clockerty:
Richard Wilson
Vincent Diver:
Maurice Roeves
Fud O'Donnell:
Jake D'Arcy
Nursing Sister:
Ginni Barlow
Glenna McFadden:
Fiona Chalmers
Milkman:
Ray Jeffries
Janice Toner:
Katy Murphy
Film Director:
Stuart Mungall
Suzi Kettles:
Emma Thompson
Woman at Infirmary:
Barbara Rafferty
Bomba McAteer:
Stuart McGugan
Danny McGlone:
Robbie Coltrane
Dennis Sproul:
Ron Donachie
Sheena Fisher:
Annie Bruce
Author:
John Byrne

Genres