Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
In this fondly remembered mini series John Byrne, creator of Tutti Frutti, explores the country music scene in an unsentimental portrait of Glaswegian life and culture. Local food and wine correspondent Frank McClusky falls in love with waitress Cissie Crouch. Unfortunately for him, she’s the wife of a convict, who is serving time for a crime he didn’t commit. As Frank’s life becomes more embroiled with Cissie’s he goes on a mission to track down the guilty men.
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Episode 1 - Throwing Up in the Gorbals
Release Date: 1990-10-11Glasgow country music star Dorwood Crouch is in prison, and his wife Cissie needs help to prove his innocence and escape the clutches of drug-dealing Elvis fan Fraser Boyle.
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Episode 2 - The Eagle of the Apocalypse and the Sidewinders of Satan
Release Date: 1990-10-18A discovery in the Clyde forces Frank to think again about Cissie's plea.
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Episode 3 - This Could Turn Septic On Us, Ya Big Ungrateful Midden
Release Date: 1990-10-25Dorwood's protest continues, but the discovery of his hidden cash prompts a change of heart for Cissie and more heartache for homeless Frank. Meanwhile, the missing drugs hunt continues and Dave Cole makes a decision he is to regret.
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Episode 4 - Happy Trails
Release Date: 1990-11-01A chance encounter brings painful memories for Cissie and a painful moment for Boyle.
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Episode 5 - Lay That Pistol Down, Babe
Release Date: 1990-11-08The scene is set for a showdown at the 'Ponderosa', where dissent splits the McPhail sisters.
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Episode 6 - The Last Round Up
Release Date: 1990-11-15On the run from the law and the lawless, Frank, Cissie and Dorwood head for Aberdeen.