Filming Underway For Series Five Of 'Scot Squad'

Filming is underway on series five of BBC Scotland's spoof comedy series 'Scot Squad'.

The new six-part series is filming in Scottish locations over the summer.

The Scot Squad is led by Chief Commissioner Miekelson (played by Jack Docherty) who is celebrating five years in post without being fired, sent onto gardening leave or being asked to resign.

The new six-part series sees the return of Scot Squad favourites Jack Docherty, Jordan Young, Sally Reid, Julie Wilson Nimmo, Louise McCarthy, Darren Connell, Graeme 'Grado' Stevely, Manjot Sumal, amongst others, as Scotland's band of Bravehearts, doing their duty to protect and serve.

The new series of Scot Squad was commissioned by Steve Carson, BBC Scotland’s Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning.

He said: "It's great to be bringing an arresting series like Scot Squad back on the beat. We're all looking forward to the return of Chief Commissioner Miekelson and his McJustice league and seeing Scotland’s finest law enforcers at their best."

Rab Christie, Executive Producer for The Comedy Unit said: "We are thrilled the McJustice League are back on duty, at the Comedy Unit we're delighted to be shadowing the bravest law-enforcers on the planet and snatching footage of the bams who make the good guys do their best work."

A Scot Squad spokesperson added: "One silver lining of the current crime epidemic is that I've got enough source material to justify spending another summer in sunny Scotland."

The Executive Producers for the new series of Scot Squad are Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland and Rab Christie for The Comedy Unit, while Ian Davidson returns to direct and produce.