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The New Road - Season 1

The New Road is a five-part BBC Scotland historical drama broadcast on BBC-1 in April 1973. Adapted by Clifford Hanley from Neil Munro’s 1914 novel, the series follows the building of General Wade's military roads in the Scottish Highlands in 1733 and the clash between traditional Highland life and modernization.

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  • Tom Watson

    Tom Watson

    Ninian Campbell

  • David Ashton

    David Ashton

    Aeneas Macmaster

  • John Grieve

    John Grieve

    Sandy Duncanson

  • Maev Alexander

    Maev Alexander

    Janet Campbell

Overview

The New Road is a five-part BBC Scotland historical drama broadcast on BBC-1 in April 1973. Adapted by Clifford Hanley from Neil Munro’s 1914 novel, the series follows the building of General Wade's military roads in the Scottish Highlands in 1733 and the clash between traditional Highland life and modernization.

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