It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
Old Man
The "ceilidh play", as writer John McGrath styled it, is presented in the BBC's 1974 "Play for Today" production to a live audience intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags. Restored in high definition from the original film masters held in the BBC Archives.
Old Fisherman (uncredited)
На небольшой остров Саммерайленд, расположенный у берегов Шотландии, приплывает полицейский инспектор сержант Гови, чтобы расследовать исчезновение местной девочки-подростка. На острове, однако, он сталкивается с холодной враждебностью местных жителей. Кроме того, сержант выясняет, что абсолютно все жители острова во главе со своим лидером, лордом Саммерайлом, практикуют ритуалы древнего кельтского язычества…
Grandfather
When Alison unexpectedly falls pregnant after a brief encounter with Alex (David Hayman's first TV role) they decide to marry. The joining of two seemingly different families opens into a witty and audacious tale, which caused uproar after its first broadcast in 1972. An early triumph for Peter McDougall, when it was proclaimed the most exciting writing debut since John Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
