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by **MacotheIsles** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:57 pm

Anybody remember this TV series rom 1973? Was a fictional account of a 'Scottish Liberation Army' and an armed insurrection. A lot of the plot centred round Glasgow and it starred Maurice Roeves, John Cairney and Ian Cuthbertson amongst others, Don't think it's ever been shown on tv since.

by **radar** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:06 pm

I remember it. It was written by Douglas Hurd and Andrew Osmond, the same Douglas Hurd who was the Tory MP and minister in the Thatcher government.

I have my suspicions as to why it appeared when it did and why it didn't get repeated.

I also remember being very disappointed when the bridge was blown up in the last episode. I had hoped for something far more spectacular!

by **Doorstop** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:32 pm

"Scotch on the Rocks" it was called I think.

Correct me if I'm wrong .. I often am.

by **HollowHorn** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:42 pm

Doorstop wrote:"Scotch on the Rocks" it was called I think.
Correct me if I'm wrong .. I often am.

This boy is fast :!:

by **Doorstop** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:44 pm

I clicked on the thread title without actually reading it .. I am a dullard right enough.

What a stoatir! ::):

by **MacotheIsles** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:39 pm

quote...

I think we've found our "Puddin' Chieftan" folks .. Wink

Nae bother Doorstop! I usually repeat the title in the post but I was lazy this time. I'm just grateful that other people actually remember this too and it's not just me havering. it was a loooong time ago.

by **MacotheIsles** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:49 pm

radar wrote:I remember it. It was written by Douglas Hurd and Andrew Osmond, the same Douglas Hurd who was the Tory MP and minister in the Thatcher government.

I have my suspicions as to why it appeared when it did and why it didn't get repeated.

I also remember being very disappointed when the bridge was blown up in the last episode. I had hoped for something far more spectacular!

radar! Great stuff. Glad you remember it too.

I didn't know it was Douglas Hurd that co-authored it although I do remember it being released as a paperback just after the series.

It was obviously politically sensitive and I suppose that may be why it was never repeated. And I can well believe there was a whiff of anti-nationalist propoganda about it. 1973 was it or thereabouts?

Maurice Roeves was brilliant in it. I'd love to see it again, but probably more chance of Tutti Frutti coming back on than that.

There was another series: The Guardians, which was roughly the same time and depicted a Britain ruled by gestapo-like police under a dictatorship. That's never been seen or heard of again either - probably for the same reason. They just don't make tv programmes like they used to!

by **nuttytigger** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:57 pm

MacotheIsles wrote:Anybody remember this TV series rom 1973? Was a fictional account of a 'Scottish Liberation Army' and an armed insurrection. A lot of the plot centred round Glasgow and it starred Maurice Roeves, John Cairney and Ian Cuthbertson amongst others, Don't think it's ever been shown on tv since.

sorry to be nitpicking but its spelt Iain - i know coz its the same name as my dad and when i was wee he used to say it was him coz he popped up on rab c nesbitt quite a lot

by **Doorstop** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:22 am

MacotheIsles wrote:quote...

I think we've found our "Puddin' Chieftan" folks .. Wink

Aye ..right enough. I claim thon lofty crown. ::):

by **HollowHorn** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:26 pm

It was very 'cutting edge' at the time.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421449/

by **MacotheIsles** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:33 pm

nuttytigger wrote:
MacotheIsles wrote:Anybody remember this TV series rom 1973? Was a fictional account of a 'Scottish Liberation Army' and an armed insurrection. A lot of the plot centred round Glasgow and it starred Maurice Roeves, John Cairney and Ian Cuthbertson amongst others, Don't think it's ever been shown on tv since.

sorry to be nitpicking but its spelt Iain - i know coz its the same name as my dad and when i was wee he used to say it was him coz he popped up on rab c nesbitt quite a lot

i aye.

by **MacotheIsles** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:37 pm

HollowHorn wrote:It was very 'cutting edge' at the time.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421449/

Mr Horn!

Interesting! I hadn't seen that, but it seems to confirm that it was so politically sensitive that it was binned after being shown.

by **cybers** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:32 pm

Had a good search for this after i read the post from shall we say certain sources and leave it at that.
Nothing not a hint of it anywhere...
Pity as after reading about it here then the IMDB slot HH posted i really want to be seeing this...

by **MacotheIsles** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:27 pm

pssst cybers...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... 25-8917236

(The Box may be watching. Can't say any more.)

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