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John Macnab

Drama

Adaptation of John Buchan's novel, set in the 1920s, about three members of the English establishment who seek excitement by poaching on the estates of Scottish landowners.

Apr 14, 19761 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Susan Wooldridge

Janet Raden

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Bernard Horsfall

John Palliser-Yeates

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Wendy Allnutt

Agatha Raden

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James Maxwell

Sir Edward Leithen

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Basil Dignam

Colonel Raden

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Cavan Kendall

Archie Roylance

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Derek Godfrey

Lord Lamancha

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Roddy McMillan

Wattie Lithgow

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Patrick Malahide

Crossby

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Apr 14, 1976

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Our Reputations at the Stake

Apr 14, 1976

A group rich aristocrats and bankers are bored with finding life too easy. Archie Roylance puts forward the idea of a challenge, by going to Scotland to poach a stag or salmon. They send landowners a challenge using the alias John McNab.

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Ep 2

The Return of Harold Blacktooth

Apr 21, 1976

Archie Roylance is caught with a stag by Janet Raden but excepts defeat and leaves. When Professor Bandicott finds viking treasure, Sir Edward Leithen sneaks out to bag a salmon. The Gillies catch him but young Benji takes the salmon home.

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Ep 3

The Old Hero

Apr 28, 1976

Colonel Raden and his daughters make a surprise visit and expose the group has "John McNab". However when the Colonel learns Lord Claybody has employed a thousand navvies stop anybody getting in and out of his forest he agrees to help.