British Comedy Guide

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.

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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
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 31st December 1994 at 7:50pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
90 minutes
All previous repeats
  • 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

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