Soft Border Patrol envisions a world in which the Irish border is under constant surveillance BBCWe patrol the border but we’re here to let you through — that’s the motto of the post-Brexit guards along the Irish border, according to a new BBC mockumentary. Soft Border Patrol, a comedic take on what could be a serious conundrum for the island, will be broadcast tomorrow. It envisions a world in which teams scour the countryside and coast for anyone unofficially crossing between Northern Ireland and the Republic. The show, in which most of the dialogue is improvised, was produced by the Glasgow-based Comedy Unit and created as part of the BBC Writers Room initiative. “We’re looking at a serious situation that’s affecting people on both sides of the border which has a lot of interest with the eyes of the world…

Source: The Times March 01, 2018 00:00 UTC