Atletico Partick

Atletico Partick
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Gordon Kennedy Aline Mowat Tom McGovern Steven McNicoll Iain McColl
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	28 August 1995 – 29 August 1996

Atletico Partick was a short-lived British sitcom than aired from 1995 to 1996. It was written Ian Pattison, who also wrote Rab C. Nesbitt.

Cast

• Gordon Kennedy - Jack Roan
• Aline Mowat - Karen Roan
• Tom McGovern - Ally
• Steven McNicoll - Lachie
• Iain McColl - Pettigrew
• Clive Russell - Bonner (series)
• Anne Marie Timoney - Marie (series)
• Ronnie Letham - Gazza (series)

Plot

The main character was Jack Roan, who is more passionate about football than he is about his wife, Karen. She finds some solace with Ally, who is more interested in having sex than in playing football. Jack's bestfriend is Pettigrew, whose wife is in to witchcraft. The football team they play for, Atletico Partick, are in a Sunday amateur league.

Episodes

Pilot (1995)

• Atletico Partick AFC (28 Aug 95)

Series One (1996)

1. Episode One (25 Jul 96)
2. Episode Two (1 Aug 96)
3. Episode Three (8 Aug 96)
4. Episode Four (15 Aug 96)
5. Episode Five (22 Aug 96)
6. Episode Six (29 Aug 96)

References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• British TV Comedy Guide for Atletico Partick