Garnock Way
A short-lived Scottish soap set in a mining community.
Garnock Way is a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television for the ITV network. It aired from 1976 to 1979 and was replaced by Take the High Road. Several cast members later appeared in its successor.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Soap opera
- Theme music
- Arthur Blake
- Country
- Scotland
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 173
- Executive producers
- Bryan Izzard
- Writer
- Jack Gerson
- Runtime
- 30 minutes (including adverts)
Facts from the source article.
History
Set in a mining town midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Garnock Way was judged too gritty for a national network, so only some stations aired it. The series was cancelled in the summer of 1979 and swapped for Take the High Road, a higher-budget show filmed in a more scenic part of Scotland to match a 'tartan' image. In 2010, STV announced the series would appear on YouTube; the STV Player channel launched on 20 August 2010. Just four episodes survive, and those are available on the STV Player.
Characters
Jean Ross was played by Eileen McCallum, Alex Ross by Gerard Slevin, Tod Baxter by Bill Henderson, Mary Baxter by Terry Cavers, Louise Baxter by Harriet Buchan, Jock Nesbit by Paul Kermack, Willie Mclean by William Armour, Hughie Ross by Alan Watters, Sandra Cully by Dorothy Paul, Cully by Jackie Farrell, Cliff Hewitt by George Howell, Effie Murdoch by Ginni Barlow, Harry Murdoch by Bill McCabe, Carla the café owner by Ida Schuster, Det Sgt Golspie by Michael Elder, PC Scoular by John Stahl, and Georgina Munro by Jan Wilson. Outside scenes depicting characters' houses were filmed in Charles Street, Torbothie, an area of Shotts in North Lanarkshire. The still picture at the start of the programme, showing the street with the monument, is of the Mercat Cross in Airth.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Garnock Way are there?
Garnock Way has 173 episodes.
When did Garnock Way first air?
Garnock Way first aired on 1 April 1976.
When did Garnock Way end?
Garnock Way last aired on 12 July 1979.
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