the scheme...tv series from scotland

[tinkerbell23]

i hear its being shown uk-wide? with subtitles as the language is very slang!
is this true...

argh...its a shame for the folk on the prog...but i hope people dont think all us scots are like that! doh!

suppose its same as only way is essex..i remember an ab-er saying not all essex folk are like that xx

[boxtops]

I used to live in Scotland, I'd never heard the expression "scheme" til I moved up there - down here we call it an estate....

[boxtops]

^^ Mind you, Rab C Nesbitt doesn't get subtitles, does he?

[anneasquith]

im sure most cities in britain have similar places like " the scheme " tink. but its important anyone watching these type of programmes realise the focus was on the most under privileged in the area,

[tinkerbell23]

agreed anne. its very sad actually. i seen alot of outrage at an eposide...i missed the viewing but i heard it showed someone injecting or similar...and thats mabye a bit below the belt...however that is reality im afraid!

reay boxtops!? haha i never knew scheme was one of our words haha xx

rab c does not have subtitles...but even i can hardly undestand marvin and dayna from the scheme....xx

[boxtops]

The only prog I watched a while back, where I really could not translate, was a feature about some fishermen in Fraserburgh.

[Slapshot]

It's a bit extreme but Ayrshire is not all like that...some of us escape...;-) I've only ever seen one episode and all I could think about was thank god I got out. Parts of Kilmarnock, where the programme is filmed, are really run down Onthank, New Farm loch etc but there are good people there as well.

[tinkerbell23]

absolutley slapshot- the family saving the community centre etc...its important to say there are good folk too!! all areas have their downsides i suppose x

[anneasquith]

box, people from peterhead cant understand anyone from fraserburgh !

[Slapshot]

Anneasquith......I'm an Ayrshireman in Aberdeen....I need to carry a dictionary with me!!

[anneasquith]

poor slapshop lol

[Slapshot]

I can cope Anne, my kids are almost fluent in doric especially the boy blunder

[Postdog]

I used to watch Rab with subtititles, and from what I've read will probably do the same with this when I get round to watching it. Fortunately modern digi boxes allow you to choose.

[chrissa1]

I caught this last night. I thought "The Scheme" was a plan or experiment to help poorer families. I didn't realise it was a "Council Estate"!
I couldn't have understood it without subtitles.

[netibiza]

I was fascinated by the programme, and I don't mean any offence to anyone, but found it hard to believe that it was true to life.