Country of origin Scotland Running time 5 min First episode date 30 July 2014 Number of episodes 10 | No. of episodes 10 Original network Online Final episode date 18 September 2014 Genre Satire | |
Created by Jack Foster, James Devoy, Jonathan Cairney Starring Jack FosterJames DevoyJonathan CairneyBriony Cruden Program creators James Devoy, Jonathan Cairney, Jack Foster | ||
Dateline scotland general election special
Dateline Scotland is a Scottish satire of television current affairs programmes, broadcast in 2014, created by Jack Foster, James Devoy and Jonathan Cairney. Dateline Scotland is composed of eight 5-6 minute episodes and a 15 minute special, released to coincide with the Scottish independence referendum polling day. The eight 5 minute episodes were originally broadcast online, from 30 July to 17 September 2014 online. A one-off special of the programme was also released in May 2015, to coincide with the UK general election.
Contents
- Dateline scotland general election special
- Dateline scotland episode 1
- Programme format
- Main characters
- Cast and crew
- References
Dateline scotland episode 1
Programme format
Each episode is presented as a parody news programme, anchored by Foster and Devoy, featuring 3-4 spoof stories based on the previous week’s news. Dateline Scotland was produced in the final 2 months of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, and the programme’s content is reflective of this.
It has been suggested that the show's popularity was related to a dissatisfaction amongst independence supporters with the mainstream Scottish media, with regards its coverage of the referendum.
Main characters
One-off correspondents who appeared in the Referendum Day Special, include Coletta Samson (Sandra O’Sullivan), Thomas Capes (Matthew Houlihan), Achiltibuie Corrospondent (Dan Devoy). Political cartoonist Greg Moodie also guests as Leroy Jenkmans, “Chief Strategist for Yes Scotland” (Parody).