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Maggie (British TV series)

Scottish drama series

Summary

Scottish drama series

Field	Value
image	Maggie (Scottish TV series) title card.jpg
runtime	30 minutes
genre	Drama
writer	Joan Lingard (adaptation)
director	Renny Rye
Michael Kerrigan
producer	Kenny McBain
executive_producer	Anna Home
starring	Kirsty Miller
country	United Kingdom (Scotland)
language	English
opentheme	"Maggie" written and performed by BA Robertson
company	BBC Scotland
network	BBC Two
first_aired
last_aired
num_series	2
num_episodes	18

Michael Kerrigan Maggie is a Scottish television drama series produced by BBC Scotland which aired on BBC Two between 1981 and 1982. It was based on a quartet of books written by Joan Lingard during the 1970s – The Clearance, The Resettling, The Pilgrimage and The Reunion.

Synopsis

Set in the city of Glasgow, the series is centred on 17-year-old Maggie McKinley (played by Kirsty Miller) from a council flat in a high-rise tower block whose family has been uprooted for generations, beginning with the Highland Clearances. Maggie experiences the tribulations of adolescence as she aspires to further her education at university, a career and an independent life, while also struggling to better her family's economic situation. Maggie's parents (Michael Sheard and Mary Riggans) expect her to take a secure working-class job, get married and "settle down".

Maggie sorts through her feelings for both local boy Mike (Joe Mullaney), and James (Ian Michie), a comfortably middle-class Edinburgh student. Much of the series also centres on Maggie's relationship with her feisty octogenarian grandmother (Jean Faulds) who lives in rural Inverness-shire, and who frequently acts as an important confidante to her granddaughter. The two series followed Maggie's progress, ending as she faces a crossroads in her life – whether to go to university or work for the family business. The theme song "Maggie" was written and performed by pop singer BA Robertson.

Cast

Kirsty Miller as Maggie McKinley
Michael Sheard as Mr. Andrew McKinley
Mary Riggans as Mrs. Nan McKinley
Anne Berry as Jean McKinley
Paul Ferry as Sandy McKinley
Ian Michie as James Fraser
Ron Paterson as Uncle Tam Campbell
Ann Scott-Jones as Aunt Jessie Campbell
Joe Mullaney as Mike Bruce
Jane Garven as Catriona Fraser
Dee Hepburn as Isobel
Alison Groves as Janet Scott
Benny Young as Colin Scott
Margo Croan as Mrs. Elizabeth Fraser
David Ashton as Mr. Peter Fraser
Patrick Doyle as Alexander Smith
Robin Cameron as Neil Grant
Maureen Beattie as Cathy Bruce
Jean Faulds as Granny Margaret McKinley
James Copeland as Grandfather Fraser

Episodes

Series 1: 1981

Original air date	Episode number
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19 February 1981	2
24 February 1981	3
26 February 1981	4
3 March 1981	5
5 March 1981	6
10 March 1981	7
12 March 1981	8
17 March 1981	9

Series 2: 1982

Original air date	Episode number
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15 March 1982	11
22 March 1982	12
29 March 1982	13
5 April 1982	14
12 April 1982	15
19 April 1982	16
26 April 1982	17
3 May 1982	18

References

. (12 February 1981). "Novel Development". *[[Immediate Media Company]]*.
Lingard, Joan. (6 January 1981). "Maggie".
(2023). "Newseries Maggie: BBC Two".
(2023). "Newseries Maggie: BBC Two".

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