John Macnab
Channel BBC One · Starring Susan Wooldridge, Bernard Horsfall, Wendy Allnutt
Adaptation of John Buchan's novel, set in the 1920s, about three members of the English establishment who seek excitement by poaching on the estates of Scottish landowners.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. Our Reputations at the StakeApril 14, 1976A group rich aristocrats and bankers are bored with finding life too easy. Archie Roylance puts forward the idea of a challenge, by going to Scotland to poach a stag or salmon. They send landowners a challenge using the alias John McNab.
- Episode 2: 2. The Return of Harold BlacktoothApril 21, 1976Archie Roylance is caught with a stag by Janet Raden but excepts defeat and leaves. When Professor Bandicott finds viking treasure, Sir Edward Leithen sneaks out to bag a salmon. The Gillies catch him but young Benji takes the salmon home.
- Episode 3: 3. The Old HeroApril 28, 1976Colonel Raden and his daughters make a surprise visit and expose the group has "John McNab". However when the Colonel learns Lord Claybody has employed a thousand navvies stop anybody getting in and out of his forest he agrees to help.
Credits
- Susan WooldridgeJanet Raden · 3 episodes
- Bernard HorsfallJohn Palliser-Yeates · 3 episodes
- Wendy AllnuttAgatha Raden · 3 episodes
- James MaxwellSir Edward Leithen · 3 episodes
- Basil DignamColonel Raden · 3 episodes
- Cavan KendallArchie Roylance · 3 episodes
- Donald McWhinnieDirector · 3 episodes
Film and series details
- FIRST AIRED
- April 14, 1976
- LAST AIRED
- April 28, 1976
- PRODUCTION COMPANY
- BBC
