Velvet Soup

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Velvet Soup
Genre Sketch comedy
Written byNeil Harrison
Paul Marshall
Rab Christie
Noddy Davidson
Mark McDonnell
Steven McNicoll
Directed byEric Haynes Ngowan
Starring Gavin Mitchell
Steven McNicoll
Julie Duncanson
Mark McDonnell
Theme music composerThe Gentleman's Wash
Country of originScotland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducersGary Chippington
BBC Scotland
CinematographyBrian Jobson
Running time30 minutes
(approx.)
Production company BBC Scotland
Original release
Network BBC Two
Release1 July 2001 (2001-07-01) 
24 June 2003 (2003-06-24)

Velvet Soup was a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Gavin Mitchell, Steven McNicoll, Julie Duncanson and Mark McDonnell.

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Background

It started as a radio series for BBC Radio Scotland called Velvet Cabaret, named after a nightclub in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street called The Velvet Rooms where the first series was recorded. After a couple of series, the show was commissioned as a pilot for BBC Scotland and BBC Two, before going to series.

The show first aired in 2001 and ended in 2003.

It has not received an official DVD release.

Episodes

Series 1: 2001

DateEpisode number
1 July 20011
8 July 20012
15 July 20013
29 July 20014
5 August 20015
12 August 20016

Series 2: 2003

DateEpisode number
20 May 20031
27 May 20032
3 June 20033
10 June 20034
17 June 20035
24 June 20036