The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
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Agyness Deyn
Chris Guthrie
Peter Mullan
John Guthrie
Kevin Guthrie
Ewan Tavendale
Ken Blackburn
Galt
Mark Bonnar
Reverend Gibbon
Stuart Bowman
Alec Mutch
Emily-Jane Boyle
Christine
Ewan Comes
Newborn Guthrie Twin
Maelly Comes
Ann Overstall Comfort
Mrs Hemans
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