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Burnistoun

Season 2 2011

  • 2011-04-03T23:00:00Z on BBC Scotland
  • 30m
  • 3h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Burnistoun is a comedy sketch show broadcast by BBC Scotland, written by the Scottish comedians Iain Connell and Robert Florence. The show is produced by The Comedy Unit. Burnistoun is set in a fictional Scottish town/city in the greater Glasgow area. Characters include Kelly McGlade; Burnistoun's answer to Beyoncé; Paul and Walter, the disturbingly odd brothers that run an ice cream van; Jolly Boy John, who tells the things that make him "For Real" to the accompaniment of a happy hardcore soundtrack ; McGregor and Toshan, best friends Scott and Peter and the Burnistoun Butcher, a serial killer who is unhappy with the way he is being portrayed by the media. Connell and Florence have previously written sitcoms Empty and Legit and created characters for Chewin' the Fat and The Karen Dunbar Show. The third series started filming in January 2012 and began its run in August 2012. It has been confirmed on the show's Facebook page that series 3 will be its last.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2011-04-03T23:00:00Z

2x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 1

  • 2011-04-03T23:00:00Z30m

Paul and Walter have trouble dealing with a customer's order in their ice cream van, Peter and Scott try unusual exercise machines at the gym, Jolly Boy John stars in another video filmed in his bedroom, Marky and Rosso create mayhem in the cinema, and police officers McGregor and Toshan unwittingly leave incriminating marks at a crime scene.

2011-04-10T23:00:00Z

2x02 Episode 2

2x02 Episode 2

  • 2011-04-10T23:00:00Z30m

An innocent family sing-song takes a devilish turn, a funeral director solves the problem of choosing between burial and cremation, an ambitious employee panics when the boss tells a joke that fails to amuse, and police officers McGregor and Toshan have a pepper spray battle.

2011-04-17T23:00:00Z

2x03 Episode 3

2x03 Episode 3

  • 2011-04-17T23:00:00Z30m

Local entrepreneur Alex Ciderson demonstrates his new invention - a pie scarer, squabbling sibling ice-cream sellers Paul and Walter celebrate their dead mother's birthday with rival birthday cakes, pub singer Ronnie Dreech delivers a literally explosive set, and a young man's chat-up routines are continually foiled as he swallows a succession of insects.

2011-04-24T23:00:00Z

2x04 Episode 4

2x04 Episode 4

  • 2011-04-24T23:00:00Z30m

Burnistoun's major toy manufacturing company tries to solve the mystery of why its latest executive toy has failed to sell, the crime-fighting Doberman Man tracks down a boy who teased him at school, paranoia sweeps the local pub and pole dancing club, and an overpriced pizza causes two friends to have a breakdown.

2011-05-01T23:00:00Z

2x05 Episode 5

2x05 Episode 5

  • 2011-05-01T23:00:00Z30m

Doberman Man comes face-to-face with his arch-enemy, Peter and Scott try to avoid seeing the faces of rival fans celebrating at a televised football match, James Bond meets a female contact in Burnistoun, a vending machine fights back after being kicked, and Carlos Zumba explains why his dance is so popular with women.

2011-05-08T23:00:00Z

2x06 Episode 6

2x06 Episode 6

  • 2011-05-08T23:00:00Z30m

A problem arises for Burnistoun's housing association when a resident complains about a strange presence in his house, a gullible customer at a car-boot sale pays too much for a denim jacket, a couple who met on a TV dating show seem unable to forget the experience, and ice-cream sellers Paul and Walter's efforts to sell their product on the beach in winter ends in tragedy.

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