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Behind every story, there’s another story. Behind the Balamory story lie tales of ghostly green hands and mortuaries. Equally, there are stories of a magical island, a life in theatre, and the world of children’s television. Told by the creator of Balamory, it is revealing, candid and funny. Tales skip lightly towards the commissioning of a unique idea: a television soap opera for younger children. With no name, no cast, no scripts, and no location, 126 episodes must be completed in nine months. The clock ticks, jeopardy looms, and then a legend is born.

His humble beginnings are found in Alloa and 18th-century Scotland, where a highwayman would be better off robbing himself. Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite rebellion is just around the corner, and so too is the Industrial Revolution. Volcanos, gin wars, and large-scale bankruptcies also play their part in the fortunes of a canny man. But John Jameson's marriage to Peggie Haig, an Alloa tobacconist's daughter, holds the key to his success.