January 6, 1970 • 50m
The Laird of Cocklaws defends his castle against an English force. Gavin Ker supports him, but knows full well that Cocklaws's mo...Read more
January 13, 1970 • 50m
The one day of the year when all the cattle are sold and all the frustrations of winter life on the Borders are washed away in the...Read more
January 20, 1970 • 50m
The gypsy way to win a wife was to snatch the desired lass from her home and kinfolk. When Agnes Ker catches the eye of Hector Fa...Read more
January 27, 1970 • 50m
Cessford tries to marry off his troublesome ward to the son of Sir John Forster, the English Warden. The romance is complicated b...Read more
February 3, 1970 • 50m
Cessford's attempts to uncover a traitor at the Court of Queen Mary involve him in a charge of treason and win him an implacable enemy.
February 10, 1970 • 50m
With high hopes of promotion Cessford journeys to Edinburgh only to find that he has swallowed several juicy baits on his way to d...Read more
February 17, 1970 • 50m
The Quacksalvers who trick their way into Slitrig and win the friendship and gratitude of the Kers are either to be pitied or help...Read more
February 24, 1970 • 50m
Gavin Ker defends his bonded tenant against torture and a monstrous charge.
March 3, 1970 • 50m
The borders in the sixteenth century were a man's world. Woman's true position was not that much higher than cattle. But one wom...Read more
March 10, 1970 • 50m
To win the return of his stolen beasts, Gavin Ker captures the son of the man who took them. The boy is to be hanged in three day...Read more
March 17, 1970 • 50m
When Cessford's son William brings his betrothed to Cessford Castle he brings murder with him as well. But an old blind ballad si...Read more
March 24, 1970 • 50m
Cessford cannon is the H-bomb of its time, but when the cannon comes to rest at the bottom of the Slitrig Loch the outlaws of Lidd...Read more
March 31, 1970 • 50m
To prevent a blood feud between the Kers of Slitrig and the Johnstones, a wrestling match is arranged in which each family will be...Read more