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Burnistoun
- TV sketch show
- BBC Scotland / BBC One Scotland / BBC Two Scotland
- 2009 - 2019
- 22 episodes (3 series)
Robert Florence and Iain Connell write and star in this BBC Scotland sketch show based around the residents of a fictional town. Also features Allan Miller, Richard Rankin, Kirsty Strain, Louise Stewart, David Allan and more.
- Series 2, Episode 3 repeated Thursday at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
Streaming rank this week: 1,921
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 6
Further details
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This week, the fictitious town welcomes the Legend of King Arthur who springs to life when a local Burnistoun man pulls the magic sword, Excalibur, out from the pavement. But it's a far from legendary outcome.
Elsewhere, two punters enjoy a lock-in at the local pub but find their enjoyment eerily curtailed by the arrival of the pub's ghost, the Wee Baldy Man; while Burnistoun's failed entrepreneur, Alex Ciderson, reveals how family tragedy led to his latest misguided invention.
Identical twins, Dom and Tom Thoms give viewers a peek into their oddball life where their tendency to finish one another's sentences isn't helped by the fact they often talk at cross purposes.
Also this week, McGregor and Toshan, Burnistoun's 'quality polis', finally get their comeuppance at a disciplinary hearing; Jolly Boy John mixes pickled onions with radiators in his latest home video; and Barry and Joe go 'Up The Road' after sampling the posh atmosphere Burnistoun restaurant.
And one of Burnistoun's local football teams decides to take drastic action to improve the look of their terraces - employing good looking foreign fans to replace their ugly followers.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 17th September 2012
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Robert Florence | Various |
Iain Connell | Various |
Richard Rankin | Ensemble Actor |
Kirsty Strain | Ensemble Actor |
Louise Stewart | Ensemble Actor |
Gerry McLaughlin | Ensemble Actor |
Robert Florence | Writer |
Iain Connell | Writer |
Niall Clark | Script Editor |
Iain Davidson | Director |
Iain Davidson | Producer |
Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
Rab Christie | Executive Producer |
Walter J. Grant (as Walter Grant) | Editor |
Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
Denise Coombes | Costume Designer |
Oliver Cheesman | Director of Photography |
Marion McCormack | Make-up Designer |
James Houston | Graphics |
John McLellan | Graphics |
Morris Milne | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Excalibur
The sword's powers are lost on this Burnistounite.
Featuring: Robert Florence, Iain Connell & Richard Rankin.