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'''Moray Hunter''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] comedian, writer and performer. He starred in the [[Channel 4]] [[sketch show]], ''[[Absolutely (TV series)|Absolutely]]''. Alongside [[Jack Docherty]] he played one half of the eccentric double-act, Don and George, in ''Absolutely'' and later in the spin-off series, ''[[Mr Don & Mr George]]''. He also provided the voice for a shadow puppet in one of [[Aardman Animations]]' short films, ''[[Humdrum]]''. He has written, produced and appeared in a variety of radio and television productions.
'''Moray Hunter''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] comedian, writer and performer. He starred in the [[Channel 4]] [[sketch show]], ''[[Absolutely (TV series)|Absolutely]]''. Alongside [[Jack Docherty]], he played one half of the eccentric double-act, Don and George, in ''Absolutely'' and later in the spin-off series, ''[[Mr Don & Mr George]]''. He also provided the voice for a shadow puppet in one of [[Aardman Animations]]' short films, ''[[Humdrum]]''. He has written, produced and appeared in a variety of radio and television productions.


==Career==
==Career==
Hunter began writing and performing with [[Jack Docherty]] as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with [[Peter Baikie]] and [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-scot-squad-star-jack-docherty-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane-3558555 |title=Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane |first=Liam |last=Rudden |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2010/08/a-fringe-under-your-nose-the-bodgers/ |title=A Fringe under your nose...The Bodgers! |first=Moray |last=Hunter |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> A radio series of four episodes was aired on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/in_other_words_the_bodgers/ |title=In Other Words.... The Bodgers |work=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Hunter began writing and performing with [[Jack Docherty]] as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with [[Peter Baikie]] and [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-scot-squad-star-jack-docherty-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane-3558555 |title=Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane |first=Liam |last=Rudden |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2010/08/a-fringe-under-your-nose-the-bodgers/ |title=A Fringe under your nose...The Bodgers! |first=Moray |last=Hunter |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> A radio series of four episodes was aired on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/in_other_words_the_bodgers/ |title=In Other Words.... The Bodgers |work=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


He worked as a writer on ''[[Spitting Image]]'' series 1 and 2 which aired on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network 1984-1985 and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/look-who-s-talking-so-who-am-i-nobody-knows-the-comedian-jack-docherty-describes-the-perils-of-not-making-a-name-for-yourself-1415779.html |title=Look Who's talking: So who am I? Nobody knows: The comedian Jack Docherty describes the perils of not making a name for yourself |first=Tim |last=Wapshott |work=The Independent |date=22 July 1994 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/spitting_image/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Spitting Image > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was a writer for ''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'' series 2-4 which aired 1985–1987 on BBC 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alas_smith_jones/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Alas Smith & Jones > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
He worked as a writer on ''[[Spitting Image]]'' series 1 and 2 which aired on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network 1984-1985, and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/look-who-s-talking-so-who-am-i-nobody-knows-the-comedian-jack-docherty-describes-the-perils-of-not-making-a-name-for-yourself-1415779.html |title=Look Who's talking: So who am I? Nobody knows: The comedian Jack Docherty describes the perils of not making a name for yourself |first=Tim |last=Wapshott |work=The Independent |date=22 July 1994 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/spitting_image/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Spitting Image > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was a writer for ''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'' series 2-4 which aired 1985–1987 on BBC 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alas_smith_jones/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Alas Smith & Jones > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company [[Absolutely Productions]] in 1988.<ref name="Herald Creatives">{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by [[Morwenna Banks]] and [[John Sparkes]] to make the sketch show ''Absolutely'' which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993. Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in ''Mr Don and Mr George'' a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.list.co.uk.s3-website.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/the-list/1993-08-20/98/ |title=Reservoir Scots |first=Thom |last=Dibdin |work=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] |date=20 August 1993 |pages=96 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company [[Absolutely Productions]] in 1988.<ref name="Herald Creatives">{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by [[Morwenna Banks]] and [[John Sparkes]] to make the sketch show ''Absolutely'' which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993. Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in ''Mr Don and Mr George'', a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.list.co.uk.s3-website.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/the-list/1993-08-20/98/ |title=Reservoir Scots |first=Thom |last=Dibdin |work=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] |date=20 August 1993 |pages=96 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


Hunter and Docherty were the voices of the two main characters in ''Humdrum'', an animated comedy short film produced by Aardman Animations and released in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.absolutely.biz/portfolio/moray-hunter?type=bio | title=Moray Hunter | publisher=Absolutely Productions Ltd | accessdate=19 October 2011 | archive-date=2 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402125008/http://www.absolutely.biz/portfolio/moray-hunter?type=bio | url-status=dead }}</ref> The film received an [[List of British Academy Award nominees and winners|Academy Award nomination]] for Best Animated Short Film and a [[52nd British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA nomination]] in the same category.
Hunter and Docherty were the voices of the two main characters in ''Humdrum'', an animated comedy short film produced by Aardman Animations and released in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.absolutely.biz/portfolio/moray-hunter?type=bio | title=Moray Hunter | publisher=Absolutely Productions Ltd | accessdate=19 October 2011 | archive-date=2 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402125008/http://www.absolutely.biz/portfolio/moray-hunter?type=bio | url-status=dead }}</ref> The film received an [[List of British Academy Award nominees and winners|Academy Award nomination]] for Best Animated Short Film and a [[52nd British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA nomination]] in the same category.


Hunter and Docherty wrote a sitcom based in an advertising agency [[The Creatives]] which had two series that aired on [[BBC 2]] 1998-2000.<ref name="Herald Creatives"/>
Hunter and Docherty wrote a sitcom based in an advertising agency, ''[[The Creatives]]'', which had two series that aired on [[BBC 2]] 1998-2000.<ref name="Herald Creatives"/>


Twenty years after Absolutely had first been on television,<ref name="Record Comeback">{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/comedy-absolutely-set-comeback-mark-1788501 |title=Cult Scots comedy Absolutely set to return for one-off special to mark 20th anniversary |first=Paul |last=English |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Scotland |date=28 March 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> the team prepared for a one-off live show for Radio 4's [[Sketchorama]] in [[Òran Mór]], Glasgow to be produced by the [[The Comedy Unit]]. Docherty did not take part, citing prior work commitments.<ref name="Record Comeback"/> The group enjoyed their comeback<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-return-cult-scots-comedy-1959194 |title=Video: TV return for cult Scots comedy Absolutely on the cards after reunion special |first=Paul |last=English |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=18 June 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b037v4g6 |title=Sketchorama: Absolutely Special |work=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=7 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> and the programme won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qn5sw/p01qmp2z |title=2014 Audio Drama Awards winners |work=[[BBC Radio]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Three radio series of ''Absolutely'' followed 2015–2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |first=Paul |last=English |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Twenty years after ''Absolutely'' had first been on television,<ref name="Record Comeback">{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/comedy-absolutely-set-comeback-mark-1788501 |title=Cult Scots comedy Absolutely set to return for one-off special to mark 20th anniversary |first=Paul |last=English |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Scotland |date=28 March 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> the team prepared for a one-off live show for Radio 4's [[Sketchorama]] in [[Òran Mór]], Glasgow to be produced by the [[The Comedy Unit]]. Docherty did not take part, citing prior work commitments.<ref name="Record Comeback"/> The group enjoyed their comeback<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-return-cult-scots-comedy-1959194 |title=Video: TV return for cult Scots comedy Absolutely on the cards after reunion special |first=Paul |last=English |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=18 June 2013 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b037v4g6 |title=Sketchorama: Absolutely Special |work=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=7 August 2013|access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> and the programme won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qn5sw/p01qmp2z |title=2014 Audio Drama Awards winners |work=[[BBC Radio]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Three radio series of ''Absolutely'' followed 2015–2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |first=Paul |last=English |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


Hunter and Docherty wrote the [[mockumentary]] series ''[[The Cup (TV series)|The Cup]]''. After securing the rights, they adapted a Canadian series ''[[The Tournament (TV series)|The Tournament]]'' which centred around a minor ice hockey.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/new-show-is-dream-come-true-986921 |title=New show is dream come true for Scots comedy stars Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter |first=Graham |last=Keal |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=13 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> The result was a six-part series based around an ambitious under-elevens football team, which aired on BBC2 in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-tv-the-cup-bbc2comedy-lab-kids-school-of-comedy-channel-4-905255.html |title=Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4 |first=Robert |last=Hanks |work=[[The Independent]] |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Together with Gordon Kennedy, he produced two series of ''Secrets and Lattes'' a sitcom set in a Bruntsfield café which first was on BBC Radio Four in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2015/07/bbc-radio-4-secrets-and-lattes-set-in-a-bruntsfield-cafe/ |title=BBC Radio 4 – Secrets and Lattes – set in a Bruntsfield café |first=Phyllis |last=Stephen |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
Hunter and Docherty wrote the [[mockumentary]] series ''[[The Cup (TV series)|The Cup]]''. After securing the rights, they adapted a Canadian series ''[[The Tournament (TV series)|The Tournament]]'' which centred around a minor ice hockey.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/new-show-is-dream-come-true-986921 |title=New show is dream come true for Scots comedy stars Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter |first=Graham |last=Keal |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=13 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> The result was a six-part series based around an ambitious under-elevens football team, which aired on BBC2 in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-tv-the-cup-bbc2comedy-lab-kids-school-of-comedy-channel-4-905255.html |title=Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4 |first=Robert |last=Hanks |work=[[The Independent]] |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Together with Gordon Kennedy, he produced two series of ''Secrets and Lattes'' a sitcom set in a Bruntsfield café which first was on BBC Radio Four in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2015/07/bbc-radio-4-secrets-and-lattes-set-in-a-bruntsfield-cafe/ |title=BBC Radio 4 – Secrets and Lattes – set in a Bruntsfield café |first=Phyllis |last=Stephen |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=
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He was a writer on ''[[Sorry, I've Got No Head]]'', a children’s sketch show that aired on [[CBBC]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=b00cch5t|title=Programme Index > b00cch5t |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was writer and producer of ''Freedom'' a comedy programme that first aired on [[BBC Two Scotland]] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2010/12/freedom-tv-show-written-by-an-edinburgh-lad/ |title=Freedom – TV show written by an Edinburgh lad! |date=1 December 2010 |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00cfzz1 |title=Programme Index > Freedom |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
He was a writer on ''[[Sorry, I've Got No Head]]'', a children’s sketch show that aired on [[CBBC]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=b00cch5t|title=Programme Index > b00cch5t |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was writer and producer of ''Freedom'' a comedy programme that first aired on [[BBC Two Scotland]] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2010/12/freedom-tv-show-written-by-an-edinburgh-lad/ |title=Freedom – TV show written by an Edinburgh lad! |date=1 December 2010 |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/p00cfzz1 |title=Programme Index > Freedom |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>



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Moray Hunter is a Scottish comedian, writer and performer. He starred in the Channel 4 sketch show, Absolutely. Alongside Jack Docherty, he played one half of the eccentric double-act, Don and George, in Absolutely and later in the spin-off series, Mr Don & Mr George. He also provided the voice for a shadow puppet in one of Aardman Animations' short films, Humdrum. He has written, produced and appeared in a variety of radio and television productions.

Career

Hunter began writing and performing with Jack Docherty as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with Peter Baikie and Gordon Kennedy.[1][2] A radio series of four episodes was aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.[3]

He worked as a writer on Spitting Image series 1 and 2 which aired on the ITV network 1984-1985, and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.[4][5] He was a writer for Alas Smith and Jones series 2-4 which aired 1985–1987 on BBC 2.[6]

Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company Absolutely Productions in 1988.[7] Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes to make the sketch show Absolutely which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993. Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in Mr Don and Mr George, a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.[8]

Hunter and Docherty were the voices of the two main characters in Humdrum, an animated comedy short film produced by Aardman Animations and released in 1998.[9] The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.

Hunter and Docherty wrote a sitcom based in an advertising agency, The Creatives, which had two series that aired on BBC 2 1998-2000.[7]

Twenty years after Absolutely had first been on television,[10] the team prepared for a one-off live show for Radio 4's Sketchorama in Òran Mór, Glasgow to be produced by the The Comedy Unit. Docherty did not take part, citing prior work commitments.[10] The group enjoyed their comeback[11][12] and the programme won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.[13] Three radio series of Absolutely followed 2015–2019.[14]

Hunter and Docherty wrote the mockumentary series The Cup. After securing the rights, they adapted a Canadian series The Tournament which centred around a minor ice hockey.[15] The result was a six-part series based around an ambitious under-elevens football team, which aired on BBC2 in 2008.[16] Together with Gordon Kennedy, he produced two series of Secrets and Lattes a sitcom set in a Bruntsfield café which first was on BBC Radio Four in 2008.[17][18]

He was a writer on Sorry, I've Got No Head, a children’s sketch show that aired on CBBC in 2009.[19] He was writer and producer of Freedom a comedy programme that first aired on BBC Two Scotland in December 2010.[20][21]

His radio comedy Alone had four series on BBC Radio 4 between 2018–2022.[22] It was shortlisted for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.[23]

As a writer, he has contributed to Smack the Pony, The Lenny Henry Show,[24][25] The Clan[26] and the animated series of Meg and Mog; and on radio to Radio Active.[25]

He appeared in the 2006 film The Flying Scotsman, a drama based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree.[27]

He has appeared in episodes of various comedy programmes: Bob Servant,[28] Badults,[29] Still Game,[30] and Gary: Tank Commander.[31] He appeared in the BBC's forensic crime drama Silent Witness.[32]

References

  1. ^ Rudden, Liam (8 February 2022). "Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Hunter, Moray (3 August 2010). "A Fringe under your nose...The Bodgers!". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "In Other Words.... The Bodgers". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Wapshott, Tim (22 July 1994). "Look Who's talking: So who am I? Nobody knows: The comedian Jack Docherty describes the perils of not making a name for yourself". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "TV > Spitting Image > Key cast & crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "TV > Alas Smith & Jones > Key cast & crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "On the funny side of the street". The Herald. Glasgow. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ Dibdin, Thom (20 August 1993). "Reservoir Scots". The List. p. 96. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Moray Hunter". Absolutely Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  10. ^ a b English, Paul (28 March 2013). "Cult Scots comedy Absolutely set to return for one-off special to mark 20th anniversary". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ English, Paul (18 June 2013). "Video: TV return for cult Scots comedy Absolutely on the cards after reunion special". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Sketchorama: Absolutely Special". BBC Radio 4. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  13. ^ "2014 Audio Drama Awards winners". BBC Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ^ English, Paul (26 September 1998). "On the funny side of the street". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. ^ Keal, Graham (13 August 2008). "New show is dream come true for Scots comedy stars Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  16. ^ Hanks, Robert (22 August 2008). "Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  17. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (23 July 2015). "BBC Radio 4 – Secrets and Lattes – set in a Bruntsfield café". Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Programme Index > b0628bmg". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Programme Index > b00cch5t". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Freedom – TV show written by an Edinburgh lad!". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Programme Index > Freedom". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Moray Hunter interview". British Comedy Guide. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  23. ^ "The 2021 Shortlist". BBC Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  24. ^ "TV > The Lenny Henry Show (1984) > Cast & Crew > Full Credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  25. ^ a b Pollock, David (2022). The Edinburgh festival: a biography. Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited. ISBN 9781804250129.
  26. ^ Sheppard, Fergus (19 December 2006). "Scotland's answer to The Simpsons: they're horrible, but you'll like them". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  27. ^ Robinson, Matthew (2018). "'Make Do and Mend': Crafting a Scottish Underdog in The Flying Scotsman (2006)". Open Screens. 1 (1): 6. doi:10.16995/os.7.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  28. ^ "Programme Index > Bob Servant Series 2 Episode 3: Wedding". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Programme Index > Badults Series 2 Episode 5: Holiday". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Programme Index > Still Game Series 7 Episode 3: Job". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Programme Index > Gary: Tank Commander Series 2 Episode 5: Climate Control". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  32. ^ "TV highlights 16/01/2014". The Guardian. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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