“I’m glad it’s finishing,” he told the Scottish edition of The Sun.

But what has poor old High Road done to attract the ire of the weasel-faced singing muppet?

It’s all because he shares a name with High Road’s chief villain, Davie Sneddon.

“I’ve had the mickey taken out of me for years because of High Road,” bleated Sneddon jr. “It was always ‘Is Davie Sneddon your dad’?

“It got worse when I had a No.1 and people would recognise me in the street and shout out: “Hey Davie – how’s Mrs Mack”.

“So although it’s a dreadful shame for fans of High Road and the actors involved, personally I’m glad to see the back of it – because now I’m the one and only Davie Sneddon.”

David – you’re officially barred from Scotland, or at least the very tiny bit of it that lowculture owns.

2013 UPDATE: Poor old Sneddo.

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Like shortbread, tartan, ginger hair and those little Highland soldiers with the furry hats that can only be purchased at gift shops near Edinburgh Castle, High Road is a Scottish institution.

Recently, we have been treated to storylines as thrilling as Mrs Mack’s attempt to triumph over Effie MacDonald in the village soup-making competition, Chic Cherry’s vintage car scam, and Joanna Ross-Gifford’s rebirth as a middle-aged superslut.

To add insult to injury, the series – which we currently enjoy in a prime-time Sunday slot just before Corrie – will end on a cliffhanger, as the current run was recorded two-and-a-half years ago, and there are no plans to film a conclusion.

The last episode will be shown on April 13, and we’ll be sure to report back with news of whose soup was best.

2013 UPDATE: I forget whose soup was best.

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