She hankers after a life on a larger stage on the mainland, away from the boredom where she is cranky and sexually frustrated, but at the same time unattracted to anyone around her.
She has an infuriatingly sweet, but dull, sister Moira who writes articles for the magazine The People's Friend, who also has a dog named Robert that can talk.
Nearby Ritz Cafe owner Alberto is obsessed that the Sicilian Mafia will come to take over his business, and lives with adopted daughter Ina.
The series was adapted for a television pilot which aired on BBC One Scotland on the 30 June 2002.
The show also starred Lynn Ferguson in the role of Irene.