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Millport

Millport

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2000 - 2002
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Comedy series set on a tiny island on the west coast of Scotland. Stars Lynn Ferguson, Janet Brown, Lewis Macleod, Gabriel Quigley, Matt Costello and Robert Patterson

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2000 - 2002
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
18 (3 series)
Stars
Lynn Ferguson, Janet Brown, Lewis Macleod, Gabriel Quigley, Matt Costello, Robert Patterson and Kenneth Bryans
Writer
Lynn Ferguson
Producers
Kathy Smith and Lucy Bacon
Company

Lynn Ferguson's bittersweet comedy series set on a tiny island on the west coast of Scotland focuses on the life of Irene Bruce, a frustrated thirty-something barmaid frustrated with her "going nowhere fast" existence.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Soundtrack
The theme music used in the second and third series was arranged by Olly Fox.

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 22nd March 2000 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Thursday 6th March 2025 at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 6
  • Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 8:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 6
  • Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 6

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