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Take the High Road

  • TV Series
  • 1980–2003
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
169
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Take the High Road (1980)
Soap OperaDrama

The residents of the rural Scottish village of Glendarroch deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism and drug abuse.The residents of the rural Scottish village of Glendarroch deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism and drug abuse.The residents of the rural Scottish village of Glendarroch deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism and drug abuse.

  • Creator
    • Don Houghton
  • Stars
    • Eileen McCallum
    • Alec Monteath
    • Caroline Ashley
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    169
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Don Houghton
    • Stars
      • Eileen McCallum
      • Alec Monteath
      • Caroline Ashley
    • 10User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Eileen McCallum
    • Isabel Blair…
    • 1980–2003
    Alec Monteath
    • Dougal Lachlan
    • 1980–1991
    Caroline Ashley
    • Fiona Cunningham…
    • 1980–1993
    Marjorie Thomson
    • Grace Lachlan
    • 1980–1993
    Kenneth Watson
    • Brian Blair
    • 1980–1990
    Gwyneth Guthrie
    • Mrs. Mack…
    • 1982–2003
    Joan Alcorn
    • Lorna Seton
    • 1980–1990
    Paul Kermack
    • Archie Menzies…
    • 1980–1990
    Muriel Romanes
    • Alice Taylor…
    • 1980–1989
    Iain Agnew
    • Bob Taylor
    • 1980–1990
    Edith MacArthur
    Edith MacArthur
    • Elizabeth Cunningham
    • 1980–1987
    Lesley Fitz-Simons
    • Sheila Ramsay…
    • 1980–2003
    Jeannie Fisher
    • Morag Stewart…
    • 1981–2003
    Robert Trotter
    • Mr. Murdoch…
    • 1982–1992
    Jimmy Chisholm
    • Jimmy Blair
    • 1980–1986
    John Stahl
    John Stahl
    • Inverdarroch…
    • 1982–2003
    Derek Lord
    Derek Lord
    • Davie Sneddon…
    • 1984–2003
    Teri Lally
    • Carol McKay…
    • 1983–1994
    • Creator
      • Don Houghton
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    • Trivia
      The show's title was truncated from Take the High Road to High Road in 1994 as part of an attempt to modernise the show.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Bill: To Crack a Nut (1995)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 19, 1980 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Glen Dhu Factor
    • Filming locations
      • Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
    • Production company
      • Scottish Television (STV)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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