Screenplay Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles (Season 8, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

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Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles (Season 8, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Barber. Staying with a...See moreIn the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Barber. Staying with a series of hosts, including elderly Jacobite heroine Flora McDonald, Johnson and Boswell encounter traditional Scottish hospitality at first-hand, all the time arguing about politics (and in Boswell's case losing his head over every pretty woman he meets). Meanwhile, Francis and another black servant they encounter provide evidence of the new consciousness emerging in Britain's soon-to-be-independent American colonies. Written by Peter Brynmor Roberts See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Robbie Coltrane Dr. Samuel Johnson Dr. Samuel Johnson See fewer	Cracker (1993)
John Sessions James Boswell James Boswell See fewer	The Good Shepherd (2006)
Celia Imrie Lady MacDonald Lady MacDonald See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Ruth McGhie Flora McDonald Flora McDonald See fewer	Captain Jack (1999)
Penelope McGhie Miss Campbell Miss Campbell See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Nicola Esson Elizabeth McQuarrie Elizabeth McQuarrie See fewer	In the Company of Joan (2016)
Mark Anstee Capt. MacLeod Capt. MacLeod See fewer	Wish Me Luck (1987)
Alan David Sir Aeneas MacPherson Sir Aeneas MacPherson See fewer	The Painted Veil (2006)
Ian Dury Dr. Reid Dr. Reid See fewer	Judge Dredd (1995)
Tony Halfpenny Coll Coll See fewer	Young Woodley (1930)
Donald MacNeill McLeod of Raasay McLeod of Raasay See fewer	Screenplay (1986)
Carol MacReady Lady MacPherson Lady MacPherson See fewer	102 Dalmatians (2000)
Richard D. Sharp Benjamin Benjamin See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1996)
Leo Sho-Silva Joseph Joseph See fewer	Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
Joanne Thirsk Caroline MacPherson Caroline MacPherson See fewer	CI5: The New Professionals (1998)