Michael Gambon before Dumbledore? Smoldering in a kilt with family vendettas.
50 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestTo prevent a blood feud between the Kers of Slitrig and the Johnstones, a wrestling match is arranged in which each family will be represented by a chosen contestant. With Cessford to gain most in the middle, and the two families fighting to win or nobble each other's champion, it is a wonder the bout ever gets into the ring. But it does, and the honour of the Kers is satisfied at a terrible cost in blood.
The Borderers is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1970.
Acting
Gambon's simmering intensity—every glare is a threat.
Production
Bleak Scottish locations that practically smell of peat and blood.
Creator
Bill Craig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Iain Cuthbertson broke his leg during filming but the production wrote it into episodes—Sir Walter's limp became canon.
Bill Craig created this after researching actual Border reiver ballads; many episode plots are lifted directly from 16th-century court records and oral tradition.
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