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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)

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.

  • Drama
  • Music
  • Comedy
  • History
  • TV Movie

Top billed cast

  • Photo of John BettJohn BettVarious
  • Photo of Dolina MacLennanDolina MacLennanVarious
  • Photo of David MaclennanDavid MaclennanVarious
  • Photo of Elizabeth MacLennanElizabeth MacLennanVarious
  • Photo of Alex NortonAlex NortonVarious
  • Photo of Bill PatersonBill PatersonVarious
  • Photo of Allan RossAllan RossVarious
  • Photo of John McGrathJohn McGrathVarious
  • Photo of Charles KearneyCharles KearneySellar
  • Photo of James CosmoJames CosmoLoch

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