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
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Stuart Bowman
Alec Mutch
Emily-Jane Boyle
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