
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2009 - 2019
- Channels
- BBC Scotland, BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland
- Episodes
- 22 (1 pilot + 3 series), plus 1 highlights special
- Starring
- Robert Florence, Iain Connell, Allan Miller, Richard Rankin, Kirsty Strain, Louise Stewart, David Allan, Jim Muir and others
- Writers
- Robert Florence and Iain Connell
- Director
- Iain Davidson
- Producer
- Iain Davidson
Robert Florence and Iain Connell write and perform this sketch show set in a fictional Scottish location that somehow seems eerily familiar. Burnistoun has its own newspaper, furniture store, gym, pub and all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant, radio station and even an ice-cream van.
Characters include Uncle Willie the man who insists on having his own funeral before he dies, wannabe girl-band singer Jackie McGlade who can make any tune sexy except football songs, and John and Terry two pub pals who insist they do not fantasize about each other sexually.
Other Burnistoun characters include disgruntled serial killer The Burnistoun Butcher, and snippy siblings, Paul and Walter, who share high drama inside their ice cream van.
- Production companies
- Also known as
- Burnistoun Tunes In (Special name)
- Soundtrack
- Original music composed by Aleister X.
- Laugh track
- Recorded at screening
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 25th February 2009 on BBC Two Scotland at 10pm
- Last new broadcast
- Sunday 24th February 2019 on BBC Scotland at 10pm
- Last repeat
- Thursday 18th February 2021 at 11:25pm
Website links
- Connell & Florence
The website of the writers and stars. Features a blog with updates about Burnistoun. - IMDb