Generally unknown, except in Kilmarnock, the Onthank housing development gained a certain notoriety recently as the star of a BBC documentary series called "The Scheme". Portrayed as an earthy and drug-ridden housing estate with colourful characters aplenty, the series had its four-part series postponed after two episodes when some of the main figures fell foul of the law and rendered the remaining programmes liable to "sub-judice" legislation. Those episodes await...
more »Generally unknown, except in Kilmarnock, the Onthank housing development gained a certain notoriety recently as the star of a BBC documentary series called "The Scheme". Portrayed as an earthy and drug-ridden housing estate with colourful characters aplenty, the series had its four-part series postponed after two episodes when some of the main figures fell foul of the law and rendered the remaining programmes liable to "sub-judice" legislation. Those episodes await broadcast sometime in the future, once proceedings are concluded.
Many of the residents refute the label given to the estate though few were prepared to speak on the record about the programme. The Council have now begun to regenerate housing and local environment.
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