SCOTS writer John Byrne has said he will never write a follow-up of his hit show Tutti Frutti.

The comedy, which hit the screens in 1987 and launched the careers of Richard Wilson, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane, has been brought back from the doldrums after years in the dark.

The original six part series, written by Byrne, told the story of the Majestics, an ageing Scottish rock band on one last tour of the country.

After one re-run the following year after its release, the cult classic was never to be seen again.

However, despite the DVD of Tutti Frutti hitting the shelves this week and online retailers reporting a brisk trade, Byrne, 69, has insisted he will resist efforts to convince him to revive the show.

He said: "I think we will let them get on with their lives that they have been getting on with for the last 22 years.

"I am happy with the thing I did then and I have no desire or urge to revisit them. I think we should leave them there."

Bryne, who lives with 48-year-old Oscar winner Tilda Swinton in Nairn, Inverness-shire, despite her now being in a relationship with lover Sandro Kopp, added: "I have no idea why we have had to wait so long to see it.

"I have heard several explanations and excuses why we have had to wait this long but I'm just glad it's appeared at last.

"I think people enjoyed it at the time and those are the people that are going out and buying it or looking it up on the internet and buying it there."

Nostalgic viewers will be able to watch the troubled Majestic band as they embark on their 25th Jubilee tour.

The night before the 1960's band's first comeback gig, their lead singer Big Jazza is killed in a car crash.

However his younger brother, Danny McGlone - played by Coltrane - takes centre stage to ensure the show must go on.