Recycling lorry driver
This is Eddie
His pals call him Big Eddie. He knows everyone on his round, remembers who likes what, and when someone asks a tricky question, he finds the friend who really knows.
“Aye, let’s ask the person who actually runs the place.”
Eddie speaks mostly Scots. Anything important is always in plain English too.
Meet Eddie
At home
The people behind your bins
Malik
Works the round with Eddie and knows the neighbours just as well.
Meet Malik
Priya
Works at the sorting plant. Her first question is always: what is it made of?
Meet Priya
Arthur
Looks after the town gardens, keeps hens at home and volunteers with the lifeboat.
Meet Arthur
Amina
Runs the bio plant, where tiny living things turn food scraps into gas and fertiliser.
Meet Amina
Stan
Runs the repair workshop. He looks for what is still useful before anything is thrown away.
Meet Stan
New in town: the castle
Hugo and Cecily have moved to Gullbrae to turn a tired old castle into a welcoming B&B. Some neighbours made up their minds before they met them. Then Hugo asked Stan to look at the old furniture, and Cecily asked May for her ideas.
Up at the farm
Fiona farms the hill above Gullbrae, by the wee white cottage. Hamish is her cow. Ask him what is for lunch and the answer is always the same: grass.
In the town
Isla
Teaches at the primary school and helps every child find a way to join in.
Meet Isla
Mairi
Runs the bakery and cafe. She plans what she bakes so less is left over.
Meet Mairi
Angelo
Runs the ice cream parlour on the promenade and keeps the shore clear of wrappers.
Meet Angelo
Tommy
Has run Tommy’s village store with May for 50 years.
Meet Tommy
May
Runs Tommy’s with Tommy, and always asks: what can we do today?
Meet May
Thomas
Tommy to his friends. Runs T Stephens the greengrocer and is chief sub officer at the fire station.
Meet Thomas
Wee Wullie
Works at the marine hospital. He is 6 feet 5, so the nickname is a joke.
Meet Wee Wullie
Over on Bracken Isle
Morag
Skippers the ferry to Bracken Isle.
Meet Morag
Iain
Runs the island’s collections and plans ahead for the busy summer.
Meet Iain
Ailsa
Keeps the island shop and shows visitors where to refill a water bottle.
Meet Ailsa
Dougal
Works at Bracken Still and finds a useful next job for leftover grain.
Meet Dougal
Leena
Runs Bracken Waters, a learning project about fish and tiny algae.
Meet Leena
The wee visitors
Euan
Zara
Rowan
Yes, there are two Tommys. Tommy and May run Tommy’s village store. Thomas, called Tommy by his friends, runs T Stephens the greengrocer.