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 (06/06/1974)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Panamint Film

Pays de production

United Kingdom

Genres

Drama, Documentary, Music, Comedy, History, TV Movie

John Bett

John Bett

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

John McGrath

John McGrath

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Kenneth Benda

Kenneth Benda