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| Velvet Soup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Written by | Neil Harrison Paul Marshall Rab Christie Noddy Davidson Mark McDonnell Steven McNicoll |
| Directed by | Eric Haynes Ngowan |
| Starring | Gavin Mitchell Steven McNicoll Julie Duncanson Mark McDonnell |
| Theme music composer | The Gentleman's Wash |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Gary Chippington BBC Scotland |
| Cinematography | Brian Jobson |
| Running time | 30 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | BBC Scotland |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 1 July 2001 (2001-07-01) – 24 June 2003 (2003-06-24) |
Velvet Soup was a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Gavin Mitchell, Steven McNicoll, Julia Duncanson and Mark McDonnell.
Background
It started as a radio series for BBC Radio Scotland called Velvet Cabaret, named after a nightclub in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street called The Velvet Rooms where the first series was recorded. After a couple of series, the show was commissioned as a pilot for BBC Scotland and BBC Two, before going to series.
The show first aired in 2001 and ended in 2003.
It has not received an official DVD release.
Episodes
Series 1: 2001
| Date | Episode number |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2001 | 1 |
| 8 July 2001 | 2 |
| 15 July 2001 | 3 |
| 29 July 2001 | 4 |
| 5 August 2001 | 5 |
| 12 August 2001 | 6 |
Series 2: 2003
| Date | Episode number |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2003 | 1 |
| 27 May 2003 | 2 |
| 3 June 2003 | 3 |
| 10 June 2003 | 4 |
| 17 June 2003 | 5 |
| 24 June 2003 | 6 |
External links
- Velvet Soup at BFI
- Velvet Soup at Memorable TV
- Velvet Soup at IMDb
- Article on Herald Scotland
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- 2000s British comedy television series
- BBC Scotland television shows
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