Jason Manford has turned his comedy attention to classic British sitcom with the new BBC show Scarborough with music at the heart of it all, starting with the theme song, which you can listen to below. You don’t need a PHD in echo location to be able to work out where it’s set, and the seaside backdrop sets up a lot of the comedy for the show.
Jason Manford plays Mike, a former singer who now works at an amusement arcade on the sea front. The story starts with his love interest Karen, played by Catherine Tyldesdale who’s taking a turn on Strictly Come Dancing this year. The pair are going through a tough patch following a drunken incident at the local pub, The Good Ship, which adds to the music in Series 1 with its regular karaoke nights.
There are a host of other characters in the show with a couple of well known faces from Open All Hours in the cast, which includes Stephanie Cole (Miss Featherstone) as Karen’s gran Marion and Maggie Ollerenshaw (Mavis) as Geraldine, Karen’s hairdresser boss. Scarborough also introduces a few new faces with the likes of Rebekah Hinds as Yolanda, Harriet Webb as Lisa Marie and Gina Fillingham as Mandy, who all add a lot to the comedy setup.
Scarborough theme tune
AdvertisementThe theme tune is Beautiful South’s 1996 hit Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) – listen to the full track below. It’s from the band’s fifth studio album, Blue Is The Colour. Strangely enough, it didn’t take the #1 single chart spot, only getting as high as number five, despite spending nine weeks in the UK Top 40.
The title song for Scarborough doesn’t get a long play, so you only get a brief snippet of it before the sitcoms kicks back in. Whether you recognise the song, but couldn’t place the title, or you’re too young to remember much of anything from the mid nineties, you can check out the full track in the music video below.
If you haven’t seen Scarborough yet, you can catch up on BBC iPlayer at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00085xx/scarborough
Scarborough music by episode list
Scarborough airs on BBC One on Friday nights with the first episode debuting on the 6th September 2019. There’s only been a couple of episodes as of yet, but as the rest of Series 1 comes out we’ll update the episode song and music list below.
Episode 1
Living Doll, by Cliff Richards
Kingston Town, by UB40
Everlasting Love, by Love Affair
You Can’t Hurry Love, by Phil Collins
Episode 2
Things We Do For Love, by 10cc
Wings Of A Dove, by Madness
A Message To You, Rudy, by The Specials
Wonderful Land, by The Shadows
Going to the Chapel, by The Dixie Cups
When I Said I Needed You, by Dusty Springfield
Episode 3
Love Really Hurts Without You, by Billy Ocean
All Out of Love, by Air Supply
Donde Estas, Yolanda?, by Pink Martini
All By Myself, by Eric Carmen
Five Get Over Excited, by The Housemartins
You’re Wondering Now, by The Specials
Episode 4
Days by Kirsty MacColl
True by Spandau Ballet
Embarrassment by Madness
Alright by Supergrass
Episode 5
Stranger On The Shore by Acker Bilk
Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith
On Days Like These by Matt Monro
Price Tag feat. B.o.B. by Jessie J
Reach by S Club 7
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