It was replaced by Take the High Road which also featured actors Eileen McCallum, Bill Henderson, Paul Kermack, Michael Elder and John Stahl.

Garnock Way was set in a mining community in a town halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

[1] It was deemed to be too gritty for network consumption, which resulted in only certain stations broadcasting the series.

Only a few ITV stations broadcast the series: The outside scenes depicting the characters' houses were filmed in Charles Street, Torbothie, an area of Shotts in North Lanarkshire.

The still picture at the start of the programme, showing the street with the monument, is of the Mercat Cross in Airth.