TENS A CROWD

With mum, dad and eight kids to feed and clothe, life for the McCallister family in the Glasgow of the 1970s was never going to be easy. They were always short of money, lived in overcrowded conditions and had to rely on third-hand furniture and an outside toilet in the close. But despite this it was a happy home, full of love and laughter, though inevitably there were some darker moments. Based loosely on McCabe's own childhood, and an online hit with readers thanks to its authentic Glasgow humour.