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Comedy's creator leaves the show to join Channel 4 Scot Squad creator Joe Hullait is leaving the show to join Channel 4 as a  commissioning  executive. The writer said he was ‘sad to be leaving the job of a lifetime’ but was proud of the success of the comedy, which revolves around a fictional Scottish police force led by Chief Constable Cameron Miekelson, as played by Jack Docherty. Writing on Twitter he said: ‘What happens with the series now is a matter for other people to decide… the series is greater than the sum of its parts. With or without me, it will keep making people l...

Scot Squad creator Joe Hullait to leave show after nearly ten years of comedy THE creator of a hit BBC Scotland sitcom is to leave after filming his final season of the show.  Joe Hullait announced his retirement from Scot Squad on Twitter this morning, thanking fans for watching over the almost ten years since the programme debuted.  He said: "The latest series of Scot Squad is the last one I'll be working on. After ten years of making the show with a team that now feels like family, it's a huge shame that my final time working in person with them was on a miserable day last March w...

Unexpected plaudits We got a ringing endorsement from the head of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service ... for slagging off the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. One of the ongoing gags is that Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson – played by Jack Docherty – hates the fire service. Sometimes when you make jokes about them you feel guilty because nobody could really hate firefighters. And often you get some people taking offence, but never the people in the fire service themselves. They love it. The nature of the job makes them tough and that harsh humour appeals. I can say that with...

Unexpected plaudits We got a ringing endorsement from the head of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service ... for slagging off the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. One of the ongoing gags is that Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson – played by Jack Docherty – hates the fire service. Sometimes when you make jokes about them you feel guilty because nobody could really hate firefighters. And often you get some people taking offence, but never the people in the fire service themselves. They love it. The nature of the job makes them tough and that harsh humour appeals. I can say that with...

New series of Scot Squad starts tonight at 10pm The popular show will return to BBC Scotland tonight at 10pm. Scot Squad returns tonight (Image: BBC) Get the latest celeb gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox each week with our Showbiz newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can u...