Saturday Night Theatre: Whisky Galore
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio 4
- 1994
- 1 episode
Bernard Holley and Dolina Maclennan star in Hector MacMillan's new dramatisation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy. Also features Donalda Samuel, Michael Elder, Billy Riddoch, John Shedden, Paul Young and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 1994
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Bernard Holley, Dolina MacLennan, Donalda Samuel, Michael Elder, Billy Riddoch, John Shedden, Paul Young, Eliza Langland and more
- Writers
- Compton Mackenzie and Hector MacMillan
- Director
- Hamish Wilson
In the middle of the last war a ship loaded with whisky ran aground on a Hebridean island. The locals band together to try to keep the salvaged cargo out of the taxman's hands.
Dramatisation of the novel by Compton Mackenzie.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 31st December 1994 at 7:50pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 90 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 21st July 2019 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra
- Saturday 20th July 2019 at 4:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Saturday 20th July 2019 at 6:00am on Radio 4 Extra