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The Road Dance

Kirsty MacLeod dreams of a better life away from her small village in the Outer Hebrides. On the night of a road dance in the honour of local WWI conscripts, a tragedy befalls her.

Kirsty MacLeod dreams of a better life away from the small village on an island in the Outer Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover, Murdo, who has been conscripted for service in the First World War and is soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honour the evening before they depart, and it鈥檚 on this fateful evening that Kirsty鈥檚 life takes a tragic turn.

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1 hour, 52 minutes

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Sunday 22:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Kirsty Macleod Hermione Corfield
Mairi Macleod Morven Christie
Annie Macleod Ali Fumiko Whitney
Doctor Maclean Mark Gatiss
Murdo Macaulay Will Fletcher
Doctor Connolly Jimmy Yuill
Minister Maciver Forbes Masson
Old Peggy Alison Peebles
Constable Macrae Ian Pirie
Kirsty's father David Brooks
Young Kirsty Felicity Keenan
Skipper Jeff Stewart
Director Richie Adams
Producer Jim Kreutzer

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