It is 30 years since she made her TV debut in Taggart back in 1994. The gritty Glasgow cop drama was a rite of passage for many a Scottish actor and Small has fond memories of her time working on it.
When my papa’s health deteriorated last year, we were lucky enough to be moved into our house with a garden, so that me, my mammy and the dog could look after him. It was pretty basic and hadn’t been properly loved in a long time, until we got there.
The good news is that autumn TV season is officially upon us. Here, we list the 20 best shows, from dramas and comedies to thrillers and documentary series, to enjoy in the coming months.
The Scottish star, whose recent TV roles include crime dramas London Kills and The Bay, is currently gracing our screens in BBC thriller Nightsleeper, playing a high-profile passenger trapped on a “hackjacked” Glasgow to London service that is hurtling towards disaster.
Student life seems a lot more wholesome than I remember. I was struck by this thought the other day when I saw a social media post about an upcoming “houseplant sale” being held at the University of Glasgow as part of the Welcome/Freshers’ Week 2024.
My granda was a fisherman. Buckie and its surrounding areas have the best fish. My granny used to send my granda to the shed to cook the fish so it wouldn’t stink out the kitchen. She also made the tastiest Cullen skink - a recipe handed down that I still use today.
At what point in life do you find yourself spending equal time gazing back as you do looking forward? This isn’t, as it might appear at first glance, an escapee riddle from the Christmas cracker factory, but rather a genuine query.
The Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, accessible by ferry from Anstruther, and a haven for puffins, gannets and guillemots, seals and legend-hunters.
My aesthetic is cloned from an episode of Gilmore Girls. Pumpkin-spiced everything becomes my entire personality.
I had always thought San Francisco had the most beautiful setting for a city, but the vista from Calton Hill changed my mind. It really is world-beating.
