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The Scheme

The Scheme

Description: The Scheme is a BBC Scotland BAFTA-award winning documentary series which follows the lives of six families in the Onthank and Knockinlaw housing schemes in Kilmarnock. Wikipedia
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Year Released: 2010
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 5
First episode air date: May 18, 2010
Production Locations: Kilmarnock
Network: BBC One
Narrated By: Jamie Lee
Genre: Documentary
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