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Legit - New BBC 1 Scotland Sitcom
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
The pilot of this show was excellent so i'm pleased it got a series.
Here's the main jist of it from the Comedy Unit website:
Legit is a brand new sitcom for BBC ONE Scotland. The 6 part series airs on BBC One Scotland from Friday 7th September 2007 at 9.30pm The pilot episode was nominated for this year's Rose D'Or. Legit stars Jordan Young as lovable rogue Danny and Steven McNicoll as family man Fox and is written by Robert Florence and Iain Connell.
Danny and Fox are best friends. They work together, selling dodgy pirate software at markets, play together and, thanks to a caravan in Danny’s mother’s garden, live in each other’s pocket.
However, the one thing they do not share is a sense of responsibility.
Fox is weighed down by it. He wants to be the best father in the world, but his two kids live with their mother and her new boyfriend. If only he could get some money, enough to move out of that ramshackle caravan. Then perhaps he could win back the heart of his ex-girlfriend and become a family man once more.
Danny on the other hand is a free spirit. Still living with his mother, he avoids responsibility like it was an ugly girl looking for a date. An irrepressible “daft boy”, a loveable rogue, Danny reckons his job is to drag Fox out of the dark hole he is stuck in, which normally lands his friend in more trouble than before.
Though rarely strictly “Legit”, Danny and Fox always see themselves as the good guys. They are simply making ends meet the only way they know how in a world of guys who know guys who can get you anything you want.
Every day brings a new scam, a new dilemma, or a new situation that Fox approaches with a sigh of foreboding, and Danny with gusto, certain of that big pay off.
So basically it's kind of like Only Fools and Horses mixed with Still Game.
I think it's only us Scottish viewers get it.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
And in the Not Going Out timeslot. 
I wish they'd just do the sensible thing and only vary the news programmes rather than whole schedules so wildly!
Any idea if it's repeated?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Mark said:
Thanks very much for pointing this out Jazza - I hadn't noticed it was back. I've added it to our list.
If you do check it out this Friday can you post again here to let us know what you thought?
And ditto what Aaron says: Why the BBC think we should have different schedules I don't know. Waste of a budget. I'm still annoyed at them for how long it took for Still Game to be shown south of the border.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aljado said:
Thanks Jazza, good shout. Prob would have missed this if not for your post
Regarding above comments, FWIW Sky+ channel 971 is BBC1 Scotland.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Quote: Aljado @ September 5, 2007, 9:21 AMRegarding above comments, FWIW Sky+ channel 971 is BBC1 Scotland.
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Exactly. But the schedule still clashes!
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
I think I'm going out on Friday. I have Virgin but I have a feeling beacuse it's a regional programme it won't be available on demand. So it will have to be the good old video recorder.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
It was just the repeat of the pilot so I can't really say much more about it. The first test is next week when the new episodes begin.
Should have just gone straight into the new episodes IMO.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Mark said:
Has anyone seen any of the new episodes of this comedy yet? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Britcom Barry said:
Quote: Mark @ September 18, 2007, 1:30 PMHas anyone seen any of the new episodes of this comedy yet? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
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Had a few funny moments and felt typical of the resent Scottish comedy in the style of Still Game but not as good the leads are not as strong with less depth but this may improve as the series develops.
So overall not bad but not good either, but one to keep a eye on.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Charlie Boy said:
Terrible. Just Terrible.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, ajp29 said:
Hi Charlie Boy, welcome to the BSG 
I haven't seen this but i'm guessing by the above review theres not much point 
Adam
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
I agree with Barry I think it was alright but not superb.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aljado said:
def room for improvement, a bit soporific for a Friday night.
I'm struggling to buy into the character played by Jordan Young. He played a great role in s03e04 of Still Game 'Big Yin' and I'm afraid I still see him as that guy...
I'm hopeful of an upturn as we get towards the end of the run.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
I thought it was pretty good tonight. A lot of laugh out loud moments. I hope the improvement continues.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nikki_x said:
Never had a chance to watch it properly i kind of did but diudnt concentrate! haha lol!
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, brentbent said:
As far as Legit goes I think it's pretty funny in that self deprecating way so common to UK telly. I don't know why that style isn't more popular in the US or why sketch comedy is so rare here, too, especially with our horribly short attention spans you'd think it'd be more popular. Legit is a decent mix of real life and absurd situations centered around two Peter Pan men who refuse to grow up; one character lives with his mom and the other character lives in that character's yard in a caravan and mum takes care of all their domestic needs thus enabling their never ending teenagedom. In a way it reminds me of Seinfeld in that the characters have little to no concerns about how their actions will affect others as long as they get what they want and when they do get what they want it is often with unexpected, disastrous results. It's not earth shatteringly funny but it did elicit an above average amount of laughs from me from the first two episodes, which is all that I have seen so far.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, GedC said:
Would like to watch this but can't get it where we live, and it doesn't appear to be available on the usual sites. Anyone any ideas where I can get hold of it?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
GedC, if you have Sky (or I think Virgin Media you can do it on too), then tune to BBC One Scotland on a Friday evening. 9pm I think (?). Their schedules are all 'off' a bit from the rest of the UK, but they broadcast the same stuff, plus Legit.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, GedC said:
Much appreciated. Looked in the usual places for the eps I'd missed but couldn't find it. Don't like jumping in on a series half way through, but sounds like an interesting one. Most of the Comedy Unit stuff gets treated badly down here until it's had about five series and then they decide it's good enough to put on BBC2 (England) in a decent time slot, when it was great all along...moan moan moan....talking about Still Game, if this is half as good, I'll be happy.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
Legit actually starts at 9.30 on BBC One Scotland. That means Not Going Out gets shoved to 10.35 and Jonathan Ross is 11.05.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
That's the one. You crazy Scots!
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Andrew22k said:
I like it its not the best but good. 1st episode ok 2nd was good 3rd, amazing, 4th(tonight) good. definetly worth watching
lol, happy boab
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
I think tonight was the weakest one but still not bad.
They managed to get a big star in the shape of James Fleet of Vicar Of Dibley for tonight's episode. I don't think he got the accent quite right though.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
But (according to Wikipedia, admittedly):
Quote:James Fleet (born 1954) is an Scottish-English actor. Fleet was born in Wolverhampton to a Scottish mother and an English father, and raised in Aberdeenshire. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
Yeah his accent seemed to suggest to me that he was from the Highlands. Very soft-spoken. Because it's a Glasgow sitcom I was expecting him to do a harsh Glaswegian accent. In saying that Jordan Young who plays Danny sounds like he is more from the East.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Andrew22k said:
I thought that episode was quite good.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Charlie Boy said:
And Steve McNicol is a born and bred Edinburger.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Andrew22k said:
the whole series on average was good, the writing was good but the lead roles seemed to not be as funny as minor characters such as happy boab. dont know if there will be another series.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jazza said:
I thought it was a pretty good series. It's actually available on DVD if anyone wants to buy it.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Bohannon said:
I thought the final episode was by far the best. Having the two main characters just interacting in the one location with minimal plot seemed to work really well. Some of their banter was really good.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Andrew22k said:
yes lol it was funny how Robert Florence (VideoGaiden/Consolevania) the writer for the series was in it and i thought raymond mearns who plays happy boab was really funny.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Charlie Boy said:
Legit will not be commissioned for a second series, according to wikipedia.