A well-loved Broughty Ferry cafe, which was used as a location in the Bob Servant TV series, is to close after a decade of business.
Toast, an independent coffee shop on the Ferry’s Gray Street, will cease trading by Sunday January 15.
The family-owned business was chosen by the BBC as a location for the Bob Servant television series, which starred Hollywood actor Brian Cox in the titular role.
Symon Buckman, who owns Toast, said the time was right to close the doors of the family shop, as his children who helped run it had all moved away from the city.
He said: “From the very beginning Toast has been an independent, family-run business.
“We have a good number of regulars who enjoy coming in on a regular basis, and they all enjoy the close community feel the shop has had.
“A fair number of well-known Dundee faces have visited us too, from Bob Servant to Lorraine Kelly, and several Dundee and Dundee United players.
“For ten happy years we have been serving people in Broughty Ferry, and we are sad to go.
“The end of our lease is approaching, and with the children now off in other parts of the country following their chosen careers, the time feels right.”
The shop was picked by the BBC to film a scene in an episode of the Bob Servant: Independent television show, which screened in 2013.
Based on the books by author Neil Forsyth, the show focused on the Bard of Broughty Ferry’s ill-fated attempt to become an independent MP.
Bob Servant creator Neil Forsyth said he had some very fond memories of filming the TV series at Toast.
He said: “I’m very sorry to hear that Toast is closing. They are one of many brilliant independent traders in Broughty Ferry and I’m sure will be sadly missed.
“They were very helpful to us in shooting Bob Servant and some of my happiest memories of making the show are skiving off to go and hide in Toast and eat bacon rolls.”
