Legend of the Holyrood Vampires by AL Kennedy.

[Riklaa]

Legend of the Holyrood Vampires

By AL Kennedy

BBC Scotland

128K

Victoria arrives in Auld Reekie
Episode 1 of 4

Duration: 28 minutes
First broadcast: Monday 28 October 2013
1/4
A Halloween treat for BBC Radio Scotland! Starring Greg McHugh, Ford Kiernan, Karen Dunbar, Cariad Lloyd and Gavin Mitchell, Legend of the Holyrood Vampires is a Victorian vampire yarn with a modern edge set in Edinburgh in 1844, the year of the Scott Monument's erection. Victoria Van Helsing - a 18th Century Buffy the vampire slayer played by Cariad Lloyd (2011 Best Newcomer nominee at the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards) - has returned to the city of her forebears to destroy the dreadful Grafin Von Schwartzbergen, a centuries-old vampire who seeks to turn Scotland's Capital into a city of dreadful night...working on the assumption that no one would really notice.

As it's August in Auld Reekie, the only accommodation Victoria can find is in Madame MacLaverty's Tea and Sundries Parlour - a resort for many gentlemen callers who enjoy the odd apple charlotte or even a double éclair with its enthusiastic and limber girls. Also in Edinburgh we find Hughie Strang, an Affliction Assessor. (Played by Greg McHugh, Gary: Tank Commander, Fresh Meat) He travels the city in search of paupers so afflicted that they are deserving of assistance - it's sometimes tricky to find people sufficiently afflicted who aren't also dead such is the stringent nature of the Victorian benefits system. As more and more of the city's denizens become vampires Hughie - who is terrified of women and who screams like a girl - finds himself caught up in Victoria's quest, being saved from certain death on a regular basis, fired from his job and inspected for vampire bites in a personal way.

Also stars Gabriel Quigley and Sally Reid.

In this opening episode Victoria Van Helsing arrives in Edinburgh with a mission to rid the city of an invasion of blood sucking vampires

Episode 1 credits:

Victoria Van Helsing: Cariad Lloyd
Madame MacLaverty: Karen Dunbar
Mysterious Gentleman: Ford Kiernan
Grafin Von Schwartzbergen: Gabriel Quigley
Hughie Strang: Greg McHugh
Rainford: Gavin Mitchell
Bella: Sally Reid
Senga: Molly Vevers

Written by AL Kennedy
Produced by Gus Beattie

The undead curse starts to bite!
Episode 2 of 4
Duration:
    28 minutes

First broadcast:
    Tuesday 29 October 2013

2/4

In this 2nd episode Victoria & Bella discover how deeply the undead curse has afflicted Edinburgh.

Episode 2 credits:

Hughie Strang: Greg McHugh
Bella: Sally Reid
Victoria Van Helsing: Cariad Lloyd
Mysterious Gentleman: Ford Kiernan
Grafin Von Schwartzbergen: Gabriel Quigley
Hovel Dweller: Alison Kennedy
Rainford: Gavin Mitchell
Madame MacLaverty: Karen Dunbar
Senga: Molly Vevers
Rev MacVicar: Kevin Mains

Written by AL Kennedy
Produced by Gus Beattie


The evil Grafin curse takes hold
Episode 3 of 4
Duration:
    28 minutes
First broadcast:
    Wednesday 30 October 2013

3/4

In this 3rd episode Victoria, Bella & Hughie come face to face with the evil Grafin and some equally evil poetry.

Episode 3 credits.

Victoria Van Helsing: Cariad Lloyd
Hughie Strang: Greg McHugh
Bella: Sally Reid
Mysterious Gentleman: Ford Kiernan
Grafin: Gabriel Quigley
Madame MacLaverty: Karen Dunbar
Rainford: Gavin Mitchell
Professor Knox: Steven McNicol

Written by AL Kennedy
Produced by Gus Beattie

Legend of the Holyrood Vampires is a Comedy Unit Production for BBC Radio Scotland.  Show less



Victoria must defeat the queen vampire
Episode 4 of 4
Duration:
    28 minutes

First broadcast:
    Thursday 31 October 2013

4/4

In this final thrilling episode Victoria and her companions must defeat the queen vampire and save Edinburgh.

Episode 4 credits:

Mysterious Gentleman: Ford Kiernan
Bella: Sally Reid
Hughie Strang: Greg McHugh
Victoria Van Helsing: Cariad Lloyd
Madame MacLaverty: Karen Dunbar
Grafin: Gabriel Quigley
Professor Knox: Steven McNicol.

Written by AL Kennedy
Produced by Gus Beattie

Legend of the Holyrood Vampires is a Comedy Unit Production for BBC Radio Scotland.

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[Star Eater]

Thanks - don't know how I missed this one. I don't live very far away from Holyrood!

[Anson (Bob) Roberts]

Almost missed this one ...

At first glance, I thought it said "HollyWood Vampires" and I was going to pass it by.

Glad i didn't!

Thanks, Rick

[Riklaa]

Bob,

We're both getting older, sometimes we just have to slow down and smell the roses.  Enjoy it, it is good.  --------------------------------------------  R

[Theron Albis]

Thanks Riklaa, as always, I really enjoy the work being done by some of the folks out of Scotland BBC. 

[Jim Robarts]

Thanks, Rick...another winner.

[william warren]

Sounds like great fun. Many thanks

[Riklaa]

You are both welcome.  Enjoy!  -----------------  R

[Bill Hollweg]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!