Burnistoun
| Burnistoun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch show |
| Directed by | Iain Davidson |
| Starring |
Robert Florence Iain Connell Louise Stewart Kirsty Strain Allan Miller Richard Rankin David Allan Gerry McLaughlin |
| Theme music composer | John Mark Williams (Series 1), Over the Wall (Series 2) |
| Opening theme | "Stripadilla" (Series 1), "Thurso" (Series 2) |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language(s) |
Scots & English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Colin Gilbert Ewan Angus |
| Producer(s) | Rab Christie The Comedy Unit |
| Location(s) | Greater Glasgow |
| Editor(s) | Calum Ross |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Comedy Unit |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC Two Scotland (Series 1 & 3) BBC One Scotland (Series 2) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 25 February, 2009 – 17 July, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Burnistoun is a Scottish comedy sketch show broadcast by BBC Scotland, written by the Scottish comedians Iain Connell and Robert Florence. The show is produced by The Comedy Unit.
Burnistoun is set in a fictional Scottish town in the greater Edinburgh area. Characters include Kelly McGlade; Burnistoun's answer to Beyoncé; Paul and Walter, the disturbingly odd brothers that run an ice cream van; Jolly Boy John, who tells the things that make him "For Real" to the accompaniment of a happy hardcore soundtrack ; McGregor and Toshan (the "quality polis"), best friends Scott and Peter and the Burnistoun Butcher, a serial killer who is unhappy with the way he is being portrayed by the media. The town's name is derived from the Springburn and Dennistoun areas of Glasgow, where Florence and Connell, respectively, grew up.
Connell and Florence have previously written sitcoms Empty and Legit and created characters for Chewin' the Fat and The Karen Dunbar Show.
The third and final series started filming in January 2012 and began its run in August 2012, ending in September.
In 2015 BBC Scotland confirmed a 30-minute special of Burnistoun, which was entitled Burnistoun's Big Night and was broadcast on 17 July 2015.
In 2016, BBC Scotland confirmed another special episode entitled Burnistoun Goes To Work, which was broadcast over Christmas.
The pilot was broadcast by BBC Two Scotland on 25 February 2009 and repeated on 29 March 2010. On 20, 22 and 25 January 2010, audience reaction screenings were shown at the Odeon Cinema, Springfield Quay, Glasgow, where approximately 240 minutes of unfinalised sketches (missing music, sound effects and visual effects) were shown to assist the production team in their choice of material for the forthcoming series. The first episode of series one aired on 1 March 2010 at 10pm on BBC Two Scotland.
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