Season 3 • Episode 1
LatestWillie is stood up by Janice at the alter and discovers she has gone to extreme measures to avoid life with the would be author. Mr McClelland meanwhile shockingly discovers why he has been unable to contact Mrs McClelland.
Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.
Acting
Gerard Kelly's tragicomic timing makes Willie painfully lovable.
Writing
Bob Black's dialogue weaponizes awkwardness beautifully.
Creator
Bob Black
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was BBC Scotland's answer to the rise of working-class sitcoms, but with a uniquely Glaswegian pessimism that refused easy redemption arcs.
Gerard Kelly was already a Scottish comedy star when cast; the show was nearly cancelled after season 2 until a letter-writing campaign from banking employees saved it.
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