Ashley Storrie pays tribute to her mum – fellow comedian Janey Godley – in the next series of her BBC show Dinosaur.

A character in the new episodes is called Janey in hour of the stand-up who died in November 2024 at the age of 63 –  and eagle-eyed viewers will be able to spot a picture of her on the wall of the house where Storrie’s character lives.

Storrie, who plays autistic Nina MacArthur in the comedy she created with  Matilda Curtis, said: ‘I'm really, really grateful that everybody involved in Dinosaur let me put little tributes to my mum in series two.

‘There’s a character named after her, Janey, and there's also a wee picture of her on the wall in the MacArthurs’ house. So, she's there with us, which is very nice.’

Godley lived long enough to see Dinosaur nominated for a Bafta Scotland award while she was receiving end-of-life care.

At the time, Storrie they ‘had a cry’ over the news, adding: ‘ his is massive for her. This is something she always wanted and she never really got the opportunity and so to be able to do it for both of us is very important.’ Curtis and Storrie  one to to win the award for best writers.

Storrie says today: ‘To get support from the Scottish Baftas, I mean, that was a really, really, really weird time. My mother passed away two weeks before we went to the Scottish Baftas or maybe a week before. So, it was a very strange experience but what a great way to end a year that was a sad year. 

‘And you know what? The funny thing was, as my mum predicted it, I brought an audio recording of her and she said, "I'm going to die right before something big happens for you and I'm going to steal all the attention." And she was right. 

She added: ’Series one of Dinosaur was a success that I couldn't have imagined. I get to speak to people from all over the world who resonate with a woman in Glasgow and that makes me feel very heartened. 

‘I think the past two years, Scotland has produced some amazing television with Scottish voices and it's gone all over the world. It's about what's in your heart and hearts are universal. And I think that's what Dinosaur’s proved.

‘Filming in Glasgow is one of the greatest experiences in the world. Glasgow is the best city in the world. I’ll have no arguments over it. I'm well-travelled. I've been places and know things. Glasgow wins.

'You've got the best coffee shops nearby. You've got the best sandwich shops nearby. You've got the prettiest trees. In fact, Glasgow is home to the best tree in the UK, according to the National Tree Trust. It's an ash tree. It’s cracking. It's massive. 

‘Sometimes when you see Glasgow on screen, it's either pretending to be somewhere else, like New York, or it's the grim gritty side of it. We filmed all across the city and all of it is gorgeous. It made me so happy to see how I see my city for other people and when we were filming, we met people from abroad who had come to Glasgow and were like "Dinosaur, we came here because of that show."  How cool is that?’

• Dinosaur series 2 is available on BBC iPlayer from February 5 before starting on  BBC Scotland with a double bill at 9pm that night, then on BBC Three from 10pm on  February 7.