High Times (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = High Times


caption =
genre = Comedy drama
picture_format =
runtime = 30 minutes
(including adverts)
creator = John Rooney
starring = Alan McCafferty,
Stephen McCole,
Paul McCole,
Cora Bissett,
Jon Morrison,
Alison Peebles,
Stephanie Robinson,
Judith Williams,
Anthony Strachan,
Rohanna Law
country = SCO
network = STV
first_aired = 30 September, 2004
last_aired =
28 August, 2008
num_series = 2
num_episodes = 12
producer = SMG Productions
related =
imdb_id =

"High Times" is a Scottish comedy drama on STV, based around the lives of two flatmates and their neighbours in a high-rise tower block in Glasgow, in the last weeks before its closure for renovation. There are six episodes of stories interlinking the lives of a number of families.

The first "High Times" won a BAFTA Scotland award in 2004 for Best Scottish television drama and was shortlisted for the 2005 Rose d'Or and Prix Italia television awards. In the same year it also won the award for Best Drama Series at the Celtic Film and Television Festival. [cite news
title = BAFTA Scotland Awards 2004 Winners
publisher = BAFTA Scotland
date = 2004
url = http://www.baftascotland.co.uk/htm/2004winners.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-06]

Series one began a re-run on STV from Thursday 12 June, 2008 at 10.40pm, airing weekly, with a brand new series beginning on 24 July. The first series has been sold to various stations in South America, where it has become one of the continent's most watched television series. [cite news
title = Scots TV show is big in Bolivia!
publisher = Evening Times
date = 25 January, 2007
url = http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1146299.0.scots_tv_show_is_big_in_bolivia.php
accessdate = 2008-01-20]

eries Outline

eries 1

Episode One (Video Nasty)

The hairy-knuckled woman at the DSS has arranged an interview for workshy Jake. His flatmate, Rab, can't stand the idea of losing Jake to the workforce so, together, they try to sabotage his chances of getting the job. Eddie doesn't get the homecoming he expects after a stretch in jail, while his downstairs neighbour, Jimmy, finds himself with an unwelcome lodger.

Episode Two (Dead Man Walking)

Frank's regular diet of crisps, fry-ups and fish suppers have turned him into a walking time-bomb. On his doctor's advice, Janet immediately puts him on a diet but Frank is having none of it. Rab struggles to pass the time while Jake is at work, and Tex plays cupid, putting a word in for Jimmy with Eddie and Alice's daughter, Claire.

Episode Three (The Usual Suspect)

There have been a spate of burglaries in the flats and ex-con Eddie is the number one suspect. A situation not helped by Eddie's recent furtive behaviour. Jimmy realises he has a rival for Claire's affections in Rab, and Janet, disillusioned by Frank's unwillingness to move his backside off the sofa, succumbs to Tex's charm and agrees to go line dancing with him.

Episode Four (Love is on the Air)

Jimmy and Claire finally have a date of sorts, listening to Jimmy's song being played on the radio. The date, however, is anything but smooth, interrupted by faulty radios and annoying neighbours Rab and Jake, who discover that Jimmy has managed to get his hands on some premium quality dope. As Tex steps up his charm offensive on Janet, she agrees to go for a drive with him.

Episode Five (Smitten)

When Rab defends her from bullying, 15 year-old Tracy tells her mates that he is her boyfriend, leaving a horrified Rab determined to shake her off before her father, Frank, finds out. Jimmy and Claire finally get together but are rudely interrupted by Tex, and the tensions between Eddie and menopausal Alice finally come to a head.

Episode Six (On the Move)

Everyone is getting ready to move out of the flats and into their decantment properties. Except for Tex, that is, who has nowhere to go. As his relationship with Janet begins to really heat up, his future begins to look bleaker and bleaker. Rab and Jake, however, are about to set off for a dream trip to Amsterdam when Frank takes a bad turn.

eries 2

Episode One (The Joy of Sex?)

Drama series about the ups - and the downs - of the colourful, humour-filled lives of the residents of a Scottish city high rise.

Episode Two (Bigmouth Strikes Again)

Claire finally reveals the identity of baby Chloe's real dad - a revelation that Jimmy finds hard to deal with.

Episdoe Three (Waster)

Rab is troubled by finding that Chloe is his daughter. He wants to speak to Claire but is warned off.

Episode Four (Letting Go)

As Eddie and Alice struggle to take care of Paddy, Eddie realises he has to make a difficult decision.

Episode Five (Coitus Interruptus)

Tex reflects on all the mistakes he has made in his life involving women, while Rab makes a big mistake of his own.

Episode Six (Bobmshell)

Janet and Frank fight over who Tracy will stay with, whilst Tracy decides she’d rather take on a radical new job than pick between her squabbling parents.

References

External links

* [http://www.stv.tv/hightimes "High Times"] at stv.tv
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