The Borderers

Infobox British television
show_name = The Borderers


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genre = Drama
picture format = 4:3 full screen
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creator = Bill Craig
starring = Michael Gambon
Edith McArthur
Iain Cuthbertson
Ross Campbell
Margaret Greig
country = United Kingdom
network = BBC1
first_aired = 31 December 1968
last_aired = 31 March 1970
num_series = 2
num_episodes = 26
producer =Peter Graham Scott
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imdb_id = 0163930
bfi_id =827
tv_com_id =25382

"The Borderers" is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1970.

A historical drama series, "The Borderers" was set during the 16th century and chronicled the lives of the Ker family, who lived on the frontier between England and Scotland. Described by The Guardian in 2007 as "brave and original...a kind of north-eastern western". [cite web
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title =Obituary - Peter Graham Scott
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publisher =The Guardian
date =2007-08-31
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2159470,00.html
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accessdate =2007-12-31]

The leading cast members were Iain Cuthbertson, Edith MacArthur and Michael Gambon.

It was produced and directed by Peter Graham Scott, who had worked on The Avengers, Mogul, The Troubleshooters and would later go on to make The Onedin Line. [cite web
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title =Feature Obituaries - Peter Graham Scott
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publisher =The Stage
date =2007-11-13
url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/feature.php/18835/peter-graham-scott
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In 2007, two episodes of "The Borderers" were part of the "BBC Archive Trial". [cite web
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title =Feature Obituaries - Peter Graham Scott
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publisher =The Mausoleum Club
date =2007-06-21
url=http://www.the-mausoleum-club.org.uk/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=15332
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Cast

The regular cast were Michael Gambon as Gavin Ker (male head of the family) [cite web
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title =The Borderers:Series info
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publisher =The TVDB.com
date =2007
url=http://thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=74005&lid=7
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accessdate =2007-12-31] , Edith McArthur as Margaret Ker and Iain Cuthbertson as Sir Walter Ker of Cessford. Nell Brennan as Agnes Ker (Series 1) and Eileen Nicholas as Agnes Ker (Series 2). Margaret Greig as Grizel Ker, Joseph Brady as Rab (Series 1) and James Garbutt as Rab (Series 2). Ross Campbell as Jamie Ker and Russell Waters as Pringle (Cessford's clerk). [cite web
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title =The Borderers Cast & Crew
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publisher =TV.com
date =2007
url=http://www.tv.com/the-borderers/show/25382/cast.html?tag=tabs;cast
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Episode Guide

eries 1

eries 2

External links

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/the-borderers/show/25382/episode.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=tabssh&tag=tabs;episodes Episode guide at TV.com]
* [http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=a5f0b7f0-51eb-48fe-aaf0-d99c7c00e917 Borderers episodes missing from the archives]