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The Master of Ballantrae

1975 · 1 season

A stately, talky period drama of divided loyalties, played with theatrical gravity and a slow, brooding sense of family grievance.

Created by
Fiona Cumming
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brian Cox, Julian Glover, Brigit Forsyth
Overview
The plot revolves around what happens after the brothers toss a coin to see who joins Prince Charlie and who remains to oversee the family estate. The faithful servant is the main narrator and is torn between the outrageous Master and all his social wiles versus his employer, the brother of the Master who has more traditional values. The enmity between the fraternal rivals and the love, for both, of the stalwart Steward is the main theme.

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Created by
Fiona Cumming
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brian Cox, Julian Glover, Brigit Forsyth
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • loyalty
    • family
    • class
    • identity
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Fiona Cumming
    Written by
    Martin Worth
    Starring
    Brian Cox, Julian Glover, Brigit Forsyth, Fulton Mackay, Joseph Greig, Bryden Murdoch
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes
    Country
    United Kingdom

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