Gasping. Harvey Higgins (Frankie Boyle)
Gasping

Gasping

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One Scotland
  • 2016
  • 1 episode

15 minute comedy starring Frankie Boyle as a recovering alcoholic. Directed by Greg Hemphill. Also features Julie Austin, Daisy Littlefield, Martin Docherty, Lorraine McIntosh, Gavin Mitchell and more.

Gasping. Harvey Higgins (Frankie Boyle)

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2016
Channel
BBC One Scotland
Episodes
1
Stars
Frankie Boyle, Julie Austin, Daisy Littlefield, Martin Docherty, Lorraine McIntosh, Gavin Mitchell, Julie Wilson Nimmo, Gianni Capaldi and more
Writer
Greg Hemphill
Director
Greg Hemphill
Producers
Carolynne Sinclair Kidd and Ewan Angus
Company

Frankie Boyle is Harvey Higgins in a comedy directed and written by Greg Hemphill, about how conquering your demons might not always produce the desired results.

Harvey is given an ultimatum by his wife - refrain from drinking alcohol on a business trip or return to an empty house. The question is, will Harvey be able to save his marriage?

Gasping is the directorial début of Still Game star Greg Hemphill. It was filmed in 2014 and shown on the festival circuit, before being aired on BBC Scotland in 2016.

Additional details

Production
Studio
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Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 30th May 2016 at 10:25pm on BBC One Scotland
Episode length
15 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Wednesday 31st July 2019 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
  • Wednesday 17th April 2019 at 11:45pm on BBC Scotland
  • Saturday 6th April 2019 at 11:10pm on BBC Scotland

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