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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

DramaMusicComedyHistory
8.0·1974·1h 30m

In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Cu...

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Cast

John Bett

John Bett

Various

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Dolina MacLennan

Various

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David Maclennan

Various

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Elizabeth MacLennan

Various

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Various

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Various

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Allan Ross

Various

John McGrath

John McGrath

Various

DIRECTOR

John Mackenzie

OVERVIEW

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.