Elaine C. Smith

Elaine C Smith steals the show in Two Doors Down

I've written before on these pages about my distaste for Elaine C Smith's TV persona, which is loud and boisterous, but she is stealing the show in this new series.

Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 8th April 2016

Elaine C Smith interview

As Elaine C Smith returns to the small screen in new BBC sitcom Two Doors Down, she reflects on the highs and lows of her career so far. She tells Janet Christie how being funny can be lonely, and that she keeps her feet on the ground thanks to politics and activism.

Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 26th March 2016

Susan Boyle makes a blink-and-you'll-miss it cameo appearance in tonight's episode. She's not singing, unfortunately, but Mary and Ella are in their new guise as girl group The Scrubbers.

The show's actress Elaine C. Smith will, at the star's request, play SuBo in a musical next year about her rags to riches story and she's the perfect choice.

Also this week, we find Rab squeezing into some gold lame hotpants. If anyone out there is planning a Stavros Flatley biopic, I think we've found your star.

Jane Simon, The Mirror, 12th October 2011