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5 episodes · Feb 25, 2009
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S0E1Pilot
Feb 25, 200930mBurnistoun has its own newspaper, its own radio station and even its own ice-cream van. Drop in and find out how to get a tattoo altered, what makes a good front-page headline, and why football songs are not a sexy choice for singers in girl groups.
S0E2Best of Series 1
Mar 28, 201130mSpecially selected highlights from the sketch show set in a fictional Scottish town that's strangely familiar. Including Paul and Walter - the snippy siblings who run an ice-cream van; the Burnistoun MP who cares passionately about the Dekebone roundabout and the incredible sequence of events set about by the flinging of a two-litre bottle of ginger. Plus, if you shout loud enough, can you make a voice-activated lift go up to floor eleven.
S0E3Burnistoun's Big Night
Aug 17, 201530mOne-off special revisiting Burnistoun. This episode mixed up the show's favourite characters with some new creations. Following characters from the first drink of the night to the last dip of pakora in the wee small hours, some of Burnistoun's best-loved characters are back including Jolly Boy John, Quality Polis McGregor and Toshan, best mates Scott and Peter plus the "Up the Road" guys. Meanwhile the selection of new sketches includes beardie hipsters Niko and Kiko, cocktail-sipping 'Exclusive Girls' and extended repercussions as a treatment for erectile dysfunction works a wee bit too well. There's a glimpse of Burnistoun's hoi polloi in high-class toilets and chippies, questionable boxing advice courtesy of the Bryce brothers and birthday party guests driving their mate, Barry, mad. Plus the Radio Burnistoun DJs keep things moving as "the best wee city on God's Green Earth" lets its hair down on a Saturday night.
S0E4Burnistoun Goes To Work
Dec 28, 201630mA special episode of the sketch show set in a fictional Scottish town, featuring Jolly Boy John, the Quality Polis and characters old and new as they deal with the idea of gainful, and not so gainful, employment.
S0E5Burnistoun Tunes In
Feb 24, 201930mBurnistoun is back and ready for broadcast! This one-off special of the hit sketch show celebrates the TV Scotland has tuned in to see over the years - from the dim and distant nostalgic black and white past to top trending modern day HD favourites, all viewed through the hilariously unique Burnistoun filter. Featuring familiar faces and brand new characters. The Quality Polis – McGregor and Toshan get the cops on the box treatment while the Up the Road guys sample fine dining on a daytime lifestyle show. Also featuring send-ups of gameshows, music TV, adverts, sport, history, news, action, fantasy drama, gritty crime and extreme sports.