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Millport was a radio situation comedy, initially broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and frequently repeated on BBC Radio 7. It starred Lynn Ferguson and Janet Brown. The show is set in a surreal version of the only town, Millport, on the island of Great Cumbrae in the River Clyde Estuary, taking small-town stereotypes to absurd lengths. Irene Bruce - a barmaid - hankers after a life on a larger stage on the mainland, and at one point in the series gets a job in a bar in 'Machete Street' Paisley (a reference to Paisley's reputation for violence). Her infuriatingly sweet sister Moira writes articles for the (real) treacly magazine The People's Friend; no-one seems to comment on the fact that her dog can talk... Alberto the owner of the Ritz Cafe (who always refers to himself as a 'Genuine Italian' is obsessed with the Sicilian Mafia coming to take over his business (in one episode they really try). He and his irritating adopted daughter Ina address each other as 'adopted father' and 'adopted daughter'; Ina frequently prefaces her remarks with the reminder that 'As my early years were spent in a children's home and my upbringing was consequently neglected...'. The doctor always needs a drink. The meally-mouthed minister fancies Moira. The bus-driver Bob fancies Irene but never says anything but 'Eh?' and 'Aye' (that is, 'yes') and his entire part is built round answering questions with the one word. Bunty Pierce is obsessed with the vegetables she grows and Agnes is toast-mad. Much sherry is drunk...