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.
Key details
- 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
- Stars
- Robert Florence, Iain Connell, Allan Miller, Richard Rankin, Kirsty Strain, Louise Stewart, David Allan, Jim Muir and more
- Writers
- Robert Florence, Iain Connell and Niall Clark
- Director
- Iain Davidson
- Producers
- Iain Davidson, Ewan Angus and Rab Christie
- Companies
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.
Additional details
- Also known as
-
- Burnistoun Tunes In (Special name)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Original music composed by Aleister X.
Website links
- Connell & Florence
The website of the writers and stars. Features a blog with updates about Burnistoun. - IMDb
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 25th February 2009 at 10pm on BBC Two Scotland
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 29th November 2021 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland - Burnistoun Goes To Work, Christmas Special
- Thursday 25th November 2021 at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland - Burnistoun Goes To Work, Christmas Special
- Monday 22nd November 2021 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland - Burnistoun Tunes In, Episode 1