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''The Borderers'' is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1970. == Setting == A historical drama series, ''The Borderers'' was set during the 16th century and chronicled the lives of the Ker family, who lived in the Scottish Middle March on the frontier between England and Scotland. You also see the wider politics, mostly as it affects their relative Sir Walter Ker, warden of the Middle March The series was described by ''The Guardian'' in 2007 as "brave and original...a kind of north-eastern western". It shows an ordinary family trying to live as part of a society of Border Reivers, a world where raid and feud were unavoidable parts of daily life. The wars between England and Scotland had destroyed the normal processes of law enforcement. The setting is a particularly tense time, with Elizabeth of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, in competition. Also the struggle between Protestants and Catholics in both kingdoms. Amidst all this, the Kers of Stilrig are trying to live an ordinary life. The leading cast members were Iain Cuthbertson, Edith MacArthur and Michael Gambon. It was produced and directed by Peter Graham Scott, who had worked on ''The Avengers'', ''Mogul'', ''The Troubleshooters'' and would later go on to make ''The Onedin Line''. In 2007, two episodes of ''The Borderers'' were part of the ''BBC Archive Trial''.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Borderers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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