Black Watch
8.6
The stunning BBC TV production of the National Theatre of Scotland's urgently topical play. Hurtling from a pool room in Fife to an armoured wagon in Iraq, Black Watch is based on interviews conducted by Gregory Burke with former soldiers who served in Iraq. Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror and what it means to make the journey home again. John Tiffany's production makes powerful and inventive use of movement, music and song to create a visceral, complex and urgent piece of theatre. This is a show that brings together Scotland's military history and its proud tradition of popular, political theatre to address one of the thorniest issues of our time.
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Cast
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David Colvin
Macca
Brian Ferguson
Cammy
Known for
The Spanish Princess
Residue
Andrea Miller
Bill MacLeod
Iain Scollay
Ali Craig
Stewarty
Known for
River
Outpost: Black Sun
Andrew Lockyer
Paul Rattray
Granty
Henry Pettigrew
Rossco
Known for
The Danish Girl
Taboo
Nabil Stuart
Nabsy
Also in
16 Years of Alcohol
Emun Elliott
Fraz
Known for
Prometheus
Filth
Ryan Fletcher
Kenzie
Known for
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Shelter
Bill MacLeod Director · Gregory Burke Writer
First release August 27, 2007 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC Scotland
Production · Distribution
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 27, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
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