It is a graphic, no-holds-barred account of life on a hard-struck council estate in Kilmarnock, so it's perhaps little surprise that the Daily Mail has questioned the decision to show The Scheme, a "jaw-droppingly grotesque" fly-on-the-wall documentary series, on BBC1. (The second part aired last night.) But the moral motivation for making The Scheme has also become a hot topic in Scotland, where the series was first shown last year – partially at least; the last two episodes were pulled off air when one of the participants was charged with assault. The show became a huge hit for BBC Scotland, drawing over half a million viewers, and made cult stars of figures such as ex-heroin addict Marvin Baird (whose dog Bullet amassed more than 10,000 followers on Facebook) and teenage "competitive dancer" Kimberley Cunningham.
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