The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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.

Director

John Mackenzie

Written by

John McGrath

Studio

Panamint Film

Released

6 June 1974

Genres

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