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Rob Roy

1977 · 1 season

A slow, serious historical drama that immerses you in Jacobite Scotland through careful dialogue and a sense of looming conflict.

Created by
Bob Hird
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robin Sachs, Jane Wymark, Andrew Faulds
Overview
Frank Osbaldistone refuses to join his father's business and travels to stay with his cousins in Scotland, where he is drawn into the conflict surrounding the second Jacobite rising and encounters the outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor.

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Created by
Bob Hird
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robin Sachs, Jane Wymark, Andrew Faulds
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • family
  • justice
  • rebellion
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Bob Hird
Written by
Tom Wright
Starring
Robin Sachs, Jane Wymark, Andrew Faulds, Jack Watson, Rikki Fulton, Anthony Higgins, Fulton Mackay
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom

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