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Drama series based on Finlay J MacDonald's account of 1930s life in the Scottish Hebrides. Hector advertises for a wife, Finlay attends school in Tarbert and war is declared.
Three-part period drama based on Finlay J MacDonald's account of life in the Scottish Hebrides in the 1930s.
Unbeknownst to everyone except Finlay, Hector has advertised for a wife. He gets several replies and secretly prepares to meet one of the respondents. Finlay attends school in Tarbert and he and his friends smoke cigarettes and chase girls as recruits to the territorial army are drilled along the street. War is declared and a troop ship appears in Tarbert to pick up the local volunteers.
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Fri 4 Oct 2024
21:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Iain | Iain MacRae |
| Kate | Donna Morrison |
| Finlay | Alasdair MacLennan |
| Rachel | Dolina MacLennan |
| Seumas | Ewen MacKinnon |
| Mairi | Anna Murray |
| Murdo Mor | Finlay MacKay |
| Narrator | Roddy John MacLeod |
| Producer | Seumas MacTaggart |
| Director | Bill MacLeod |
| Executive Producer | Donald MacKinnon |
| Writer | Finlay J MacDonald |
Broadcasts
Sat 13 Dec 2008 19:00- Fri 2 Jan 2009 18:00
- Fri 1 May 2009 21:00
- Sun 27 Sep 2009 19:00
- Fri 8 Oct 2010 21:15
- Sun 10 Oct 2010 22:00
- Fri 20 Apr 2012 21:00
- Tue 16 Aug 2016 21:00
- Sun 21 Aug 2016 21:00
- Wed 19 Jul 2017 21:00
- Mon 24 Jul 2017 22:30
- Tue 24 Jul 2018 21:00
- Sun 29 Jul 2018 21:00
- Wed 24 Jul 2019 21:00
- Mon 29 Jul 2019 22:30
- Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:00
- Sun 27 Jun 2021 23:00
- Fri 3 Jun 2022 22:30
- Sun 5 Jun 2022 23:00
- Sat 15 Jul 2023 18:30
- Fri 29 Mar 2024 22:00
- Sun 31 Mar 2024 23:00
- Fri 4 Oct 2024 21:30