Scot Squad | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Country of origin | Scotland |
Original language(s) | English, Scots |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Location(s) | Glasgow, Scotland |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) |
The Comedy Unit BBC Scotland |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One Scotland |
Original release | 27 October 2014 - present |
External links | |
www |
Scot Squad is a Scottish television sitcom series that airs on BBC One Scotland about a fictional Scottish police force. The show is a spoof of police documentaries such as Road Wars and Police Interceptors.
The show is directed by Iain Davidson and is narrated by Joe Hullait. Former Absolutely star Jack Docherty plays the fictional force's police chief.
A pilot of the spoof show was broadcast in November 2012. A full series was made in 2014.
Series One was broadcast in 2014. It starred James Allenby-Kirk, Karen Bartke, Darren Connell, Jack Docherty, Chris Forbes, Grado, Sally Reid, Ashley Smith, M.L. Stone, Manjot Sumal, and Jordan Young, while Hullait acted as the narrator. Connell was nominated for 'Best Actor' at the 2015 BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards for his portrayal of Bobby Muir.
The second series began transmission in October 2015.
The third series will comprise six more episodes and a Christmas special. The Christmas special preceded the series, airing in December 2016. The series proper commenced in January 2017.