The story, which is set in a small village on a remote Scottish Island, centres around the gifted Callum who is in his final year at school and preparing to go to University in Aberdeen on the mainland. He receives private tuition from Charles McAllister a former Headmaster at the village school who has become bitter since the death of his wife. McAllister coaches Callum in French and Poetry. When he is not coaching Callum he is compiling a photo biography of the characters in the village. The wedding of the young village nurse is to form the centre piece of his biography. The story traces the life of characters in the village as recorded by McAllister, but seen through the eyes of Callum. It is the story of the life, loves and motivators in the life of young man in the process of breaking free from the place where he grew up.
Credits
As an Eilean Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ken Hutchison
He was 49, now 80 years old
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as MacAlasdair |
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Brian Croucher
He was 51, now 82 years old
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as The Hermit |
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Tom Watson
He was 26, 34 years old when he died
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as Dougie |
As an Eilean Crew
