| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Renny Rye Michael Kerrigan |
| Producer: | Kenny McBain |
| Executive Producer: | Anna Home |
| Starring: | Kirsty Miller |
| Country: | United Kingdom (Scotland) |
| Language: | English |
| Opentheme: | "Maggie" written and performed by BA Robertson |
| Company: | BBC Scotland |
| Network: | BBC Two |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 18 |
Maggie is a British television drama series produced by BBC Scotland which aired on BBC Two between 1981 and 1982. It was based on a quartet of books written by Joan Lingard during the 1970s - The Clearance, The Resettling, The Pilgrimage and The Reunion.[1] [2]
Set in the city of Glasgow, the series is centred on 17-year-old Maggie McKinley (played by Kirsty Miller) from a council flat in a high-rise tower block whose family has been uprooted for generations, beginning with the Highland Clearances. Maggie experiences the tribulations of adolescence as she aspires to further her education at university, a career and an independent life, while also struggling to better her family's economic situation. Maggie's parents (Michael Sheard and Mary Riggans) expect her to take a secure working-class job, get married and "settle down".
Maggie sorts through her feelings for both local boy Mike (Joe Mullaney), and James (Ian Michie), a comfortably middle-class Edinburgh student. Much of the series also centres on Maggie's relationship with her feisty octogenarian grandmother (Jean Faulds) who lives in rural Inverness-shire, and who frequently acts as an important confidante to her granddaughter. The two series followed Maggie's progress, ending as she faces a crossroads in her life - whether to go to university or work for the family business. The theme song "Maggie" was written and performed by pop singer BA Robertson.
| Original air date | Episode number | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 February 1981[3] | 1 | |
| 19 February 1981 | 2 | |
| 24 February 1981 | 3 | |
| 26 February 1981 | 4 | |
| 3 March 1981 | 5 | |
| 5 March 1981 | 6 | |
| 10 March 1981 | 7 | |
| 12 March 1981 | 8 | |
| 17 March 1981 | 9 |
| Original air date | Episode number | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1982[4] | 10 | |
| 15 March 1982 | 11 | |
| 22 March 1982 | 12 | |
| 29 March 1982 | 13 | |
| 5 April 1982 | 14 | |
| 12 April 1982 | 15 | |
| 19 April 1982 | 16 | |
| 26 April 1982 | 17 | |
| 3 May 1982 | 18 |