The Karen Dunbar Show

The Karen Dunbar Show
Title card (2003–2004)
Written by	Karen Dunbar Gordon Robertson Graeme Sutherland
Directed by	Ron Bain Iain Davidson
Starring	Karen Dunbar Tom Urie Gabriel Quigley Marj Hogarth Sandy Welch James Young Leah MacRae Donald McLeary
Country of origin	Scotland
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	22
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One Scotland
Release	9 January 2003 (2003-01-09) – 7 April 2006 (2006-04-07)

The Karen Dunbar Show was a Scottish comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One Scotland, starring comedian and actress Karen Dunbar. It was produced by BBC Scotland. It also starred actor and musician Tom Urie.

Concept

Recurring characters in the show included Shoeless Josie, a blonde drunkard, often seen carrying a bag of chips, and Almost Angelic, a Pub 'n' Club duo from Ayrshire, consisting of Angela Silvery and her tolerant husband Ricky.

Episodes

There have been three series of 6 episodes each (2003–2005) and one, the 2006 series, consisting of four. Directors included Ron Bain and Iain Davidson. Writers contributed to the series included: Gordon Robertson (2005), Graeme Sutherland (2003–2005) and Ben Verth (2005).

• Series 1: 9 January 2003 to 12 February 2003.
• Series 2: 20 February 2004 to 26 March 2004.
• Series 3: 20 May 2005 to 24 June 2005.
• Series 4: 17 March 2006 to 7 April 2006.

DVD release

Only Series 1 has received a DVD release (in the UK).

External links

• The Karen Dunbar Show at BBC Online
• BBC Scotland at BBC Online
• The Karen Dunbar Show at The Comedy Unit
• The Karen Dunbar Show at IMDb