Behind the scenes of "The Stirling Seven"

 

Few people remember the children's book series "The Stirling Seven", and even fewer will recall the BBC TV series of the same name. The novels were written by Ewan McTeagle, as a rival to the successful Enid Blyton serieses, and as an attempt to dispel the stench of failure associated with his Poetry for Money output.  Strangely, the "Stirling" part of the name was never explained, and the series was set in Cambuskenneth.

Here, we have a backstage snap, featuring (from the left) Maggie, Kevin, Holly. Wilbur, S*mbo the Dog, Freddy and Mr Fordyce the Cat.  Yes, they were different times, and pet-names were, umm, odd.

Bonus - Speaking of cats. George The Cat and the US Navy.