''Sutherland's Law'' is a television series made by
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...
between 1973 and 1976.
The series had originated as a stand-alone edition of the portmanteau programme ''Drama Playhouse'' in 1972 in which
Derek Francis
Derek Francis (7 November 1923 – 27 March 1984) was an English comedy and character actor.
Biography
Francis was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in ''The Tomb of Lige ...
played Sutherland and was then commissioned as an ongoing series. The producer was Frank Cox.Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, , Jerry Roberts, Scarecrow Press 2009, p. 105
''Sutherland's Law'' dealt with the duties of the Procurator Fiscal in a small Scottish town. The major cast members included
Iain Cuthbertson
Iain Cuthbertson (4 January 1930 – 4 September 2009) was a Scottish character actor and theatre director. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented voice. He had lead roles in ''The Border ...
Moultrie Kelsall
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Victor Carin
Victor Carin (1 October 1933 – 2 January 1981) was a Scottish actor, director, and translator, who wrote for radio, television, film, and the stage.Corbett (2005), "Introduction", pp. xvii–xix.
Carin was born in Aberdeen and grew up in Stoneh ...
,
Martin Cochrane Martin may refer to:
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* Martin City (disambiguation)
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* Martin Township (disambiguation)
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
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,
Don McKillop
Donald Harley McKillop (15 February 1928 – 19 December 2005) was an English actor who trained at RADA. Notable roles include Bert the Landlord in the '' Doctor Who'' fifth and final serial of the eighth season, ''The Dæmons'' in 1971, Jack i ...
Edith MacArthur
Edith MacArthur (8 March 1926 – 25 April 2018) was a British actress noted for her elegant screen presence.
Early life
MacArthur was born in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, the daughter of Donald MacArthur and Minnie Ross MacArthur. She studie ...
.
Directors included
Douglas Camfield
Douglas Gaston Sydney Camfield (8 May 1931 – 27 January 1984) was a British television director, active from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Early life
Camfield studied at the York School of Art and aimed to work for The Walt Disney Company. He was ...
who directed episode 2 of series 2 "Caesar's Wife" transmitted on 22 May 1974Directed by Douglas Camfield, Michael Seeley, Fantom Publishing, 2020, pp. 184, 326
The exteriors for the series were filmed in
Oban
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, Argyll.
The signature tune was ''
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
''The Land of the Mountain and the Flood'' is a concert overture for orchestra, composed by Hamish MacCunn in 1887 and first performed at the Crystal Palace on 5 November of that year."Crystal Palace", ''The Musical Times'', December 1887, p. 726 T ...
'', by
Hamish MacCunn
Hamish MacCunn, ''né'' James MacCunn (22 March 18682 August 1916) was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher.
He was one of the first students of the newly-founded Royal College of Music in London, and quickly made a mark. As a composer he ...
.''Questions of Music'' By Norman Edwards, Lulu (2006), p. 109 Series creator Lindsay Galloway released a novel based on the series in 1974.
The DVD of selected episodes from ''Sutherland's Law'' Series 1 was released on Region 2 by
Acorn Media UK
RLJE International Ltd, d/b/a Acorn DVD, a British company that publishes and distributes DVDs, as well as selling home-video products and streaming videos with a particular focus on British television.
History
Launched in 1997, Acorn Media U. ...