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 17 February 1981 1 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 8 March 1982 10 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
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