Sunset Song

Overview

Chris Guthrie lives with her family on a bleak farm in North East Scotland at the beginning of the 20th century. On her mother's death, she assumes the managing of the farm with her father and her older brother, but the men fall out, leaving Chris and her father to manage it alone. When her father dies, she considers abandoning the farm, but decides to carry on alone. She marries a young farmer, Ewan Tavendale. They have a baby and are happy for the first time, then the First World War breaks out, Ewan enlists and dies in France, and Chris is left once again to carry on with the farm.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

March 26, 1971

Last aired

April 30, 1971

Episodes

6

Network

BBC Two

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Creator

Bill Craig