Scotland wanted their own ship, young Mandy tells Inverness-born Amy outside Magpie Electricals. But what would it have been called? Starship Caledonia? Starship Alba?
“Good for them. Nothing changes,” replies Amy – the first part of which might have raised then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown had requested a dissolution of Parliament prior to a general election on 6 May 2010, the last date possible by law. In the event, the independence- seeking Scottish eyebrows. Four days before The Beast Below aired, National Party won six out of 59 Scottish seats.