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The rise of the alt-bite: Bob Servant swaps burgers for ballots

Another chance to meet Bob Servant, the cheeseburger impresario and aspiring politician brought to life by Scottish acting star Brian Cox.

Bob Servant is a businessman, raconteur and a self-proclaimed legend. His victory in the notorious Broughty Ferry cheeseburger wars earned him local fame and respect, but now he wants more.

Having conquered Broughty Ferry's take-away food scene, the burger van proprietor turns his attention to politics. The only question is: can anybody be persuaded to vote for him?

Brian Cox as Bob Servant with Jonathan Watson as Frank

Tayside tycoon

Bob was created by Neil Forsyth, the Dundee-born writer of darkly comic hit thriller Guilt. In the TV comedy series Bob Servant, which first aired in 2013, the Tayside tycoon is brought to life by a fellow Dundonian, Brian Cox.

In the intervening years, Cox has won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Logan Roy in the US hit show Succession.

And despite being a fictional character, Bob himself has built up a where he regularly updates followers with motivational business advice as well as detailing his many encounters with Tayside Police.

Shmoozing

Bob tries to win the votes of Broughty Ferry's elite.

'That is not the man I am'

Forsyth has described Servant as "", and as the series enjoys another outing, we find the businessman taking on more than he can handle as he aims for political power in a Broughty Ferry by-election.

Undeterred, Bob's success in the burger van game has given him a clear understanding of the man he is and the path he must take, despite his lack of workable policies.

As he puts it: “I’m not one for name dropping but I look at your Obamas and your Ghandis and your Burt Reynolds' and I think, ‘That’s my mob!’.”