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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

8.0(1)
Released:June 6, 1974
Runtime:1h 30m
Status:Released

In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.

Cast

John Bett

John Bett

Various

Dolina MacLennan

Various

David Maclennan

Various

Elizabeth MacLennan

Various

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Various

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Various

Allan Ross

Various

John McGrath

John McGrath

Various

Charles Kearney

Sellar

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Loch

Iain Glas

MacLeod

David Steaurt

Judge

Kenneth Benda

Kenneth Benda

Duke

Stuart Mungall

Husband

Terry Cavers

Wife

Storyline

In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.

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