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Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

(1993)

Overview

In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Barber. Staying with a series of hosts, including elderly Jacobite heroine Flora McDonald, Johnson and Boswell encounter traditional Scottish hospitality at first-hand, all the time arguing about politics (and in Boswell's case losing his head over every pretty woman he meets). Meanwhile, Francis and another black servant they encounter provide evidence of the new consciousness emerging in Britain's soon-to-be-independent American colonies.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : John Byrne
  2. Producer : Nicholas Barton
  3. Writer : John Byrne
  4. Cast : Robbie Coltrane,John Sessions,Celia Imrie,Ruth McGhie,Penelope McGhie,Nicola Esson,Mark Anstee,Alan David,Ian Dury,Tony Halfpenny,Donald MacNeill,Carol MacReady,Richard D. Sharp,Leo Sho-Silva,Joanne Thirsk

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Original TitleBoswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1993-10-27

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 30m

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Comedy
  • TV Movie

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