Atletico Partick

Atletico Partick
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ian Pattison
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 One
Release	28 August 1995 – 29 August 1996

Atletico Partick is a Scottish sitcom that aired on BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ian Pattison and produced and directed by Colin Gilbert who worked together on 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)
• Jonathan Watson – Sean (series)
• Gavin Mitchell – Stick (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 best friend is Pettigrew, whose wife is into witchcraft. The football team they play for, Atletico Partick, are in a Sunday amateur league.

Episodes

Pilot (1995)

• "Atletico Partick AFC" (28 August 1995)

Series One (1996)

1. Episode One (25 July 1996)
2. Episode Two (1 August 1996)
3. Episode Three (8 August 1996)
4. Episode Four (15 August 1996)
5. Episode Five (22 August 1996)
6. Episode Six (29 August 1996)

References

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

External links

• Atletico Partick at IMDb