Ayr students cop roles in new detective drama

Oct 31 2008

STUDENTS in Ayr are set to play a starring role in a new show being dubbed the Scottish Sopranos.

The Crews – a TV drama being filmed by Foghorn Entertainment at the University of West of Scotland – is being tipped for big things.

Written by Kolin Fergusson and Colin Ross Smith, The Crews tells the story of a young female detective’s attempts to bring her brother’s killers to justice against the dramatic backdrop of Glasgow’s crime underworld.

Stuart Hepburn, a lecturer at the university in Scriptwriting and Performance, is also starring in the show.

He has written and acted in many popular TV programmes such as Taggart, Rebus and Monarch of the Glen and plays the key role of the young female detective’s hard-pressed boss in the pilot episode of The Crews.

It was through Stuart’s links with the production company that filming took place at the University’s Ayr Campus and UWS students had the opportunity to audition for acting and production roles.

Stuart revealed: “Foghorn is a vibrant new company who are just the sort of people with whom our young performers and writers should be collaborating.”

Third year UWS Performance student Gary Hogg added “It was fantastic to act with a professional company so early in my career. I can’t wait for the next episode.”