Legit

7.0

2006•30m

Legit was a Scottish sitcom produced by The Comedy Unit, written by Robert Florence and Iain Connell and broadcast on BBC One Scotland. The pilot episode aired on 16 September 2006 to much critical acclaim and positive reviews. The first series started on 7 September 2007 with the pilot episode being aired first and then the remaining episodes. The show was shown every Friday night at 9:30pm. In May 2008, the BBC made the decision not to renew the show for a second series. Instead Dear Green Place was renewed.

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2007

1. Birthday

When Sammy's son says he wants a monkey for his birthday, Sammy goes to great lengths to obtain one, including posing for an artist and staging a fake robbery at a local zoo.

2. Manitoba

Danny helps Sammy in an effort to make Kelly-Ann jealous by pairing him up with his cousin, Manitoba - a scheme which backfires spectacularly when her father and a bust of Lionel Richie become involved.

3. Night of the Lobster

Danny fakes a legendary "lost" horror movie.

4. The Old Team

Fox is jealous of his old friend making a successful career in comedy stand up and is angry that he has made money out of fox's history. Danny has a rival at the market.

5. Danny, Champion of the World

Danny is pleased with his mother's new boyfriend (played by James Fleet) and sets out to mould him into the perfect man. Meanwhile Locatelli (played by Hugh Ross), the artist previously seen in "Birthday", hires Fox to install a security system at his house.

6. Removals

Even the simple task of emptying a deceased woman's house is too much for the hapless Fox and Danny. What starts as loading boxes into a van ends up in kidnapping, cross-dressing and considering the meaning of life.