Garnock Way [01/04/76]
The future of the pit hangs in the balance.
Worrying times lie ahead for the residents of Garnock Way in this short-lived soap opera broadcast weekly on Scottish Television (STV) from 1976 to 1979. This first episode introduces us to the Ross and Baxter families. With rumours that the local coal mining pit may close, tensions are running high. Domestic conflicts, job insecurity and money worries drive the men of Garnock Way to the local pub. Familiar storylines of generational conflict, secrets, gossip and romance all feature. In addition, Garnock Way also takes a serious look at the political and social aspects of working class lives in Scottish mining communities.
While Garnock Way’s popularity rose with audiences in Central Scotland, there were pressures for STV to depict the more visually palatable Scotland that wider UK audiences expected. The result was that in 1979 Garnock Way was cancelled, making way for the perhaps better known Highlands-set Take the High Road. One hundred seventy-three episodes of Garnock Way were produced, and only four are known to have survived.
Television soap opera focussing on the lives of those in a Scottish mining town.
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Garnock Way (1976-79)
Rare Scottish Soap
Garnock Way was a short-lived soap opera broadcast weekly on Scottish Television (STV) from 1976 to 1979. Set in a small Scottish mining town the soap was initially concerned with the Ross and Baxter families and rumours that the local coal mining pit might close. As well as all of the usual soap storylines like generational conflict and romance, Garnock Way also took a serious look at the political and social aspects of working class lives in Scottish mining communities.
While Garnock Way’s popularity rose with audiences in Central Scotland, there were pressures for STV to depict the more visually palatable Scotland that wider UK audiences expected. The result was that in 1979 Garnock Way was cancelled, making way for the perhaps better known Highlands-set 'Take the High Road'. 173 episodes of Garnock Way were produced and only 4 are known to have survived.
