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Stv Have Cracked It

I AM always banging on about not enough TV shows being made in Scotland - then they put on a belter while I'm stuck in England.

STV's comedy drama Cracked has been written by my pals Kate Donnelly (who has come up with some of my best lines and characters over the years) and Claire Hemphill.

It's on Thursday and I'm raging that I will miss it.

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Abba DVD is my Waterloo

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