Victorian drama series set in Glasgow has huge stars in line-up including Martin Compston

A drama series set in Glasgow, with an impressive line-up of stars including Martin Compston and Elaine C Smith, could be coming to our screens.

Producers Little White Rose Films are hoping to bring their new TV series Wax Fruit to mainstream audiences, with a petition launched to get the Scottish drama commissioned by the likes of Netflix, Apple and the BBC.

Wax Fruit follows the rise of the Moorhouse family in Victorian-era Glasgow 'blending historical realism with humour, raw ambition, and striking Scottish landscapes'. The series, adapted from Guy McCrone’s million-selling trilogy, is said to show unflinching portrayal of family bonds, ambition, and the stark contrasts of Glasgow—a city fuelled by wealth and innovation but haunted by poverty and social unrest.

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From their origins on a wild and remote farm to the teeming streets of Glasgow, the Moorhouse family navigates power struggles, romantic entanglements and societal challenges. Its stellar cast includes Martin Compston, Elaine C Smith, Shirley Henderson, Bill Paterson and Kenny Doughty among other big names in the business.

Sarah Purser, Executive Producer and founder of Little White Rose Films said: "It’s an epic, fuelled by passion, black humour, raucous laughs, malt whisky - and a frightening dose of ambition!

"We’re talking Scots here so there’s no messing about – bold, brave, beautiful women and sexy, sharp, stubborn men taking on the world.

"The Moorhouse Clan are entrepreneurs, pushing the boundaries, grabbing every opportunity the city affords, and burning the candle at both ends. They’re a family you want to hang out with, argue the toss with, have a laugh with – live the dream with. Wax Fruit opens a door into an audacious, aspirational, life-affirming new world.

"Glasgow, 1870, is one of the richest, most glamorous cities in Europe - a crucible of unbridled growth and global influence. It’s swaggering, powerful - a city drunk on its own success - and like any rollicking drunk, it’s heading for a fall."

She added: "We’re blown away by the excitement Wax Fruit is generating. There’s a palpable understanding of the immense potential this flagship series has in bringing the vivid, vibrant, wonderful world of Wax Fruit to life for an international audience—and, in so doing, celebrating Glasgow and Scotland on a global stage."

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A change.org petition is campaigning for the series to be brought to life on the big screen, in front of millions - putting Glasgow on the map.

It says: "Originally an international bestseller, Guy McCrone’s Wax Fruit sold over a million copies when published in 1947. If you want to see this beloved work brought to life for a worldwide audience – produced in Glasgow by an award-winning team and featuring Scotland’s finest talent – step into our story and help us spread the word."

Find out more about the petition here.

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