So, how does a former lawyer become the managing director of scottish television?
Gordon Laing meets the man who finally killed off busybody Mrs Mack. Sandy Ross leans back in his chair, enjoying the cool breeze of the fan as it sweeps the office. His open-neck shirt and short sleeves add to the relaxed, if rather cluttered, feeling of the room. Having recently been appointed Head of International Development for SMG Television, owner of Scottish and Grampian Television, he rarely has time to sit back and reflect on what might have been. But as he contemplates his past, a smile creeps across his face – could that be because he finally got rid of High Road’s Mrs Mack, or is there more to it? “When I was young I wanted to be an MP,” laments Ross. “I remember reading a book when I was at school. The book, from memory, was called ‘What’s Wrong with Parliament’ or something like that … in the book it said that a majority of the members of Parliament were lawyers. And that’s what is wrong with it. “So, I thought to myself, if I’m serious about being an MP, then I’m going
