The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974-06-06 | 90 min

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.

Genres

Drama Music Comedy History TV Movie

Cast

John Bett

John Bett

Dolina MacLennan

Dolina MacLennan

David Maclennan

David Maclennan

Elizabeth MacLennan

Elizabeth MacLennan

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Allan Ross

Allan Ross

John McGrath

John McGrath

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