Suddenly this old Alex Salmond factoid has taken on a new level of poignancy.
In 2001, Salmond appeared in a Punjabi soap opera, filmed around the time he stepped down as SNP leader. (the first time).
The Castle, a 15-part romantic thriller, was produced by fellow SNP MP Tasmina Sheikh and set in the Scottish highlands.
In it, Salmond played… a ghost.
A 2000 Telegraph article reported that Salmond turned to his friend Sean Connery for acting advice.
Sadly, the show seems to have been wiped off the last place it existed on the internet – a Pakistani YouTube equivalent. Luckily there are still photos. |