Chris Guthrie (Vivien Heilbron) lives with her family on a bleak farm in North East Scotland at the turn of the 20th century.
On her mother’s death, she assumes the running of the farm with her stern, stiff-necked father and her older brother, but the men fall out, leaving Chris and her father to manage it alone.
When her father dies, Chris considers abandoning the farm but decides to carry on alone.
She marries a young farmer, Ewan Tavendale (James Grant) and they have a baby and are happy for the first time. But with the outbreak of the First World War, Ewan enlists and is killed in France.
Produced by BBC Scotland, this was their first colour production. Based on a novel by LG Gibbon.
Sunset Song was turned into a feature film starring Agyness Deyn in 2015.
Chris Guthrie
Vivien Heilbron Jean Guthrie
Edith MacArthur Will Guthrie
Paul Young John Guthrie
Andrew Keir Rob Duncan
Derek Anders Chae Strachan
Victor Carin Mrs Mutch
Jean Fitzpatrick Munro of Cuddlestoun
John Grieve Kirsty Strachan
Anne Kristen Mrs Munro
Mary Riggans Ewan Tavendale
James Grant Reverend Gibbon
Charles Kearney Alec Mutch
Alex McAvoy Aunt Janet
Jean Faulds Gordon of Upperhill
Bill Gavin Uncle Tam
Roddy McMillan
Episodes
The Unfurrowed Field | Ploughing | Drilling | Seed Time | Harvest | The Song
