Bill Craig
Director
The Borderers (1968)
Season 2
The Borderers is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1970.
Released Dec. 31, 1968
Episode 50 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.16th-century, imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.swashbuckling, imdb.scottish, imdb.scotland
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Siege of Cocklaws
The Laird of Cocklaws defends his castle against an English force. Gavin Ker supports him, but knows full well that Cocklaws's motives are as big a sham as the attack itself.
Jan. 6, 1970, midnight
S2E2 - Survival Day
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 strong ale in Hawick turns grimly sour when the borderers learn enough to believe that the cattle buyer is in league with Cessford to rob them of their living.
Jan. 13, 1970, midnight
S2E3 - Snatch
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 Faa, 'Lord and earl of Little Egypt', Gavin must fight Hector and Agnes herself to get her back
Jan. 20, 1970, midnight
S2E4 - What a Vengeance Upon England
Cessford tries to marry off his troublesome ward to the son of Sir John Forster, the English Warden. The romance is complicated by a splendid Arab stallion, which nearly turns Cupid's arrows into the more lethal kind
Jan. 27, 1970, midnight
S2E5 - Among the Eagles
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.
Feb. 3, 1970, midnight
S2E6 - Plot Counterplot
With high hopes of promotion Cessford journeys to Edinburgh only to find that he has swallowed several juicy baits on his way to dismissal and disgrace.
Feb. 10, 1970, midnight
S2E7 - The Quacksalver
The Quacksalvers who trick their way into Slitrig and win the friendship and gratitude of the Kers are either to be pitied or helped, or rogues. Gavin Ker has to endure much before he finds out which.
Feb. 17, 1970, midnight
S2E8 - To the Gallows Tree
Gavin Ker defends his bonded tenant against torture and a monstrous charge.
Feb. 24, 1970, midnight
S2E9 - A Woman or an Epitaph
The borders in the sixteenth century were a man's world. Woman's true position was not that much higher than cattle. But one woman, 'the wee daftie', forces several men to change their opinions.
March 3, 1970, midnight
S2E10 - Hostage
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 days if the beasts are not returned.
March 10, 1970, midnight
S2E11 - Where the White Lilies Grow
When Cessford's son William brings his betrothed to Cessford Castle he brings murder with him as well. But an old blind ballad singer and the clear eyes of Gavin Ker feel their way into the poisoner's mind.
March 17, 1970, midnight
S2E12 - The Terror of the March
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 Liddesdale don't know whether to cheer or cry.
March 24, 1970, midnight
S2E13 - The Sea-Cole Man
To prevent a blood feud between the Kers of Slitrig and the Johnstones, a wrestling match is arranged in which each family will be represented by a chosen contestant. With Cessford to gain most in the middle, and the two families fighting to win or nobble each other's champion, it is a wonder the bout ever gets into the ring. But it does, and the honour of the Kers is satisfied at a terrible cost in blood.
March 31, 1970, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 1300 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 1968
Last Air Date: March 31, 1970, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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