[6] In 1995, a pilot was shown on BBC2 for a series called Mac, a sitcom based around MacGlashan and his long-suffering brother Finley (played by Gordon Kennedy).

Finley ran a small shop selling the sort of stereotypical Scottish kitsch for tourists that inflamed Mac's senses, his assistant Aileen (played by Elaine Collins of City Lights) acted as Mac's love interest, while Nick Hancock played his Londoner love rival Van Webster.

[8] Upon authoring the DVD, it was discovered that the master tape for Series 1, Episode 2 no longer exists in Channel 4's archives and thus an off-air copy is used on the boxset instead.

[10] A year later, the special won a BBC Audio Drama award for best live scripted comedy.

The new series, a co-production between Absolutely Productions Ltd and The Comedy Unit, was recorded on two evenings in August and September 2015 at Òran Mór in Glasgow.