Series

Weir of Hermiston

1973 · 1 season · 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 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.

Tom Fleming

Lord Adam Weir

David Rintoul

Archie Weir

Tom Watson

Hob Elliott

Paul Young

Dand Elliott

Edith MacArthur

Kirstie Elliott

Leonard Maguire

Lord Glenalmond

Michael Elder

Clem Elliott

• Tina WakerellDirector
• Tom WrightWriter
• Robert Louis StevensonNovel
• Pharic MaclarenProducer

First aired

February 15, 1973

Last aired

March 8, 1973

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

4

Genres

Drama

• Season 14 episodes · 1973