Street of sorrows

It IS only Tuesday and already hardened addicts are beginning to suffer acute withdrawal symptoms, exacerbated by the awful knowledge that they don’t know when they will get their next fix.

I’m talking about 44 Scotland Street of course – the last series finished with so many cliffhangers that it is cruel to leave addicts with no lifeline to the continuing story.

Most soap operas on television are both boring and melodramatic, and the less said the better for the ongoing radio saga of misery and mayhem among “country folk”.

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But addicts of such dramatic junk food can listen to their favourite programmes several times a week.

But 44SS fans, who can appreciate the literary panache and human insights of the story (apart from the awful Irene but every good author has a bête noire, and 44SS has two if one counts Cyril the dog), are picked up and dropped with no concern for our problems!

Can’t Professor McCall Smith be prevailed upon to write a daily storyline? I’m sure an inventive writer like him could easily cope with the challenge. Or at least the Scotsman could provide an online support group for those attempting to manage their addiction.

(Dr) Mary Brown

Dalvenie Road

Banchory

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