{"product_id":"book-h3cl","title":"44 Scotland Street: The Complete Series 1-5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete BBC radio adaptations of Alexander McCall's bestselling series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Armistead Maupin's \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e44 Scotland Street\u003c\/i\u003e started life as a serial in \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e. It was a huge hit, and was soon novelised, adapted on stage and dramatised for BBC Radio 4. Collected here are all five radio series, in which we follow the interconnected lives of the residents of adjoining flats in a tenement in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's Pat, a young tenant who arrives at 44 Scotland Street to flat-share with handsome surveyor Bruce (a man with more of an eye for the ladies than for a sound property); Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of art; and child prodigy Bertie Pollock, who wants the life of an ordinary little boy, but instead has psychotherapy, yoga and Italian conversation lessons. And at the local café, owner Big Lou is looking for love - but seems doomed to romantic disappointment...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir chance day-to-day criss-crossings, quirky foibles and comic adventures are all observed by Number 44's longest-term resident, anthropologist Domenica MacDonald, her painter friend Angus Lordie - and Angus' dog, Cyril, the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of charm, humour and empathy, these delightful dramas star \u003cb\u003eCarol Ann Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCrawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e, with a superb cast including \u003cb\u003eJames Mackenzie, Samuel Keefe, Belle Jones \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAnita Vettesse\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included is an edition of Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eBookclub\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Alexander McCall Smith talks about his novel \u003ci\u003e44 Scotland Street\u003c\/i\u003e with James Naughtie and readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by David Ian Neville\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Tom Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomenica\/Mrs MacGillvray - \u003cb\u003eCarol Ann Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaeburn Todd\/Dr Fairbairn\/Angus Lordie\/Glasgow Man\/Dr Fairbairn - \u003cb\u003eCrawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce - \u003cb\u003eJames Mackenzie\/James Rottger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Rankin - \u003cb\u003eJames Mackenzie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene - \u003cb\u003eRosalind Syndney\/Emma Currie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBertie - \u003cb\u003eEuan Lee\/Simon Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew - \u003cb\u003eSamuel Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePat - \u003cb\u003eBelle Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuart - \u003cb\u003eTom Freeman\/David Jackson Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBig Lou\/Antonia\/Miss Harmony\/Glasgow Woman\/Stewardess\/Fiona\/Claire\/Barmaid - \u003cb\u003eAnita Vettesse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarkus\/Lawyer - \u003cb\u003eMatthew Zajac\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocial Worker - \u003cb\u003eMolly Innes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlive - \u003cb\u003eSophie Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlec\/Gerry - \u003cb\u003eSimon Donaldson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLard O'Connor - \u003cb\u003eIain Agnew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New Pretender - \u003cb\u003eDavid Jackson Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecretary\/Mr Lawrence - \u003cb\u003eRichard Conlon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTorquil MacLean\/Hotel Clerk - \u003cb\u003eJames Bryce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdinburgh Man - \u003cb\u003eDavid Jackson Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndy - \u003cb\u003eDaniel Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie - \u003cb\u003eHelen Mackay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Campbell - \u003cb\u003eNicola Roy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeill - \u003cb\u003eGavin Jon Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4: 30 April-4 May 2012 (Series 1), 9-13 February 2015 (\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Spode Tea Cup\u003c\/i\u003e), 30 May-3 June 2016 (\u003ci\u003eEdinburgh for Pretenders\u003c\/i\u003e), 20-24 February 2017 (Series 4), 20-24 August 2018 (Series 5)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49355422040368,"sku":"BDh3cl","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/368719-h3cl-Square.jpg?v=1734389509","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-h3cl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}