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  • Weir of Hermiston (1973– )
  • TV Series | 45 min | Drama
Weir of Hermiston (1973– )
TV Series | 45 min | Drama

The old Lord Adam Weir of the Hermiston estate on the Scots borders is a gruff, boozy, hanging judge - the terror of Edinburgh law courts. His wife is a tremulous and pious Christian. Weir spends his time putting his wife down, even in the...See moreThe old Lord Adam Weir of the Hermiston estate on the Scots borders is a gruff, boozy, hanging judge - the terror of Edinburgh law courts. His wife is a tremulous and pious Christian. Weir spends his time putting his wife down, even in the company of her only son, Archie. His mother dead of depression and stress, Archie grow to hate his father, but then goes into law studies, though his more modern and tolerant values clash with those of his father. Attending the hanging of yet another of his father's victims, Archie can no longer stand it and denounces his father publicly. As punishment he is rusticated to manage the family estate, Hermiston. There he meets Christina Elliott and falls in love. Frank Innes, a dissolute friend of his from law school visits, then seduces and rapes Christina. Archie kills him. Arrested, he comes up before his father, who pronounces the death sentence. But just before the day of the hanging, Christina's brothers break him out of prison and put him and Christina on a boat bound for America. Written by Laurence de B. Anderson See less
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Robert Louis Stevenson (unfinished novel) | Tom Wright
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Updated Feb 15, 1973

Release date (First episode)
Feb 15, 1973 (United Kingdom)

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27 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Tom Fleming
Lord Adam Weir Lord Adam Weir   See fewer
4
David Rintoul
Archie Weir Archie Weir   See fewer
4
Paul Young
Dand Elliott Dand Elliott   See fewer
4
Leonard Maguire
Lord Glenalmond Lord Glenalmond   See fewer
4
Tom Watson
Hob Elliott Hob Elliott   See fewer
4
Edith MacArthur
Kirstie Elliott Kirstie Elliott   See fewer
4
Michael Elder
Clem Elliott Clem Elliott   See fewer
4
Mary Riggans
Mrs. Elliott Mrs. Elliott   See fewer
3
David Dundas
Frank Innes Frank Innes   See fewer
3
John Shedden
Gib Elliott Gib Elliott   See fewer
3
2
Simon Lack
Dr. Gow Dr. Gow   See fewer
2
2
Walter Carr
Advocate Fife Advocate Fife   See fewer
2
Paul Kermack
McKillop McKillop   See fewer
2
Virginia Stark
Christina Elliott Christina Elliott   See fewer
2
Michael Bruce
Pringle Pringle   See fewer
2
Bryden Murdoch
Sheriff Walker Sheriff Walker   See fewer
2
Calum Mill
Lord Glenkindie Lord Glenkindie   See fewer
2
Gwyneth Guthrie
Jean Rutherford Jean Rutherford   See fewer
1
Ron Bain
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
1
Ian Ireland
Farmer Farmer   See fewer
1
1
1
Willie Joss
Gib Elliott Snr. Gib Elliott Snr.   See fewer
1
Jimmy Martin
Duncan Jopp Duncan Jopp   See fewer
1
Brian McNulty
Artist Artist   See fewer
1
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