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Season 2, 13 episodes

Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws
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- 50m
- Jan 6, 1970
The Laird of Cocklaws defends his castle against an English force. Gavin Ker supports him, but knows full well that Cocklaws's motives are as big a sham as the attack itself.
Episode 2: Survival Day
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- Jan 13, 1970
The one day of the year when all the cattle are sold and all the frustrations of winter life on the Borders are washed away in the strong ale in Hawick turns grimly sour when the borderers learn enough to believe that the cattle buyer is in league with Cessford to rob them of their living.
Episode 3: Snatch
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- Jan 20, 1970
The gypsy way to win a wife was to snatch the desired lass from her home and kinfolk. When Agnes Ker catches the eye of Hector Faa, 'Lord and earl of Little Egypt', Gavin must fight Hector and Agnes herself to get her back
Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England
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- Jan 27, 1970
Cessford tries to marry off his troublesome ward to the son of Sir John Forster, the English Warden. The romance is complicated by a splendid Arab stallion, which nearly turns Cupid's arrows into the more lethal kind
Episode 5: Among the Eagles
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- Feb 3, 1970
Cessford's attempts to uncover a traitor at the Court of Queen Mary involve him in a charge of treason and win him an implacable enemy.
Episode 6: Plot Counterplot
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- Feb 10, 1970
With high hopes of promotion Cessford journeys to Edinburgh only to find that he has swallowed several juicy baits on his way to dismissal and disgrace.
Episode 7: The Quacksalver
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- Feb 17, 1970
The Quacksalvers who trick their way into Slitrig and win the friendship and gratitude of the Kers are either to be pitied or helped, or rogues. Gavin Ker has to endure much before he finds out which.
Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree
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- Feb 24, 1970
Gavin Ker defends his bonded tenant against torture and a monstrous charge.
Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph
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- Mar 3, 1970
The borders in the sixteenth century were a man's world. Woman's true position was not that much higher than cattle. But one woman, 'the wee daftie', forces several men to change their opinions.
Episode 10: Hostage
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- Mar 10, 1970
To win the return of his stolen beasts, Gavin Ker captures the son of the man who took them. The boy is to be hanged in three days if the beasts are not returned.
Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow
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- Mar 17, 1970
When Cessford's son William brings his betrothed to Cessford Castle he brings murder with him as well. But an old blind ballad singer and the clear eyes of Gavin Ker feel their way into the poisoner's mind.
Episode 12: The Terror of the March
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- Mar 24, 1970
Cessford cannon is the H-bomb of its time, but when the cannon comes to rest at the bottom of the Slitrig Loch the outlaws of Liddesdale don't know whether to cheer or cry.
Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man
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- Mar 31, 1970
To prevent a blood feud between the Kers of Slitrig and the Johnstones, a wrestling match is arranged in which each family will be represented by a chosen contestant. With Cessford to gain most in the middle, and the two families fighting to win or nobble each other's champion, it is a wonder the bout ever gets into the ring. But it does, and the honour of the Kers is satisfied at a terrible cost in blood.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws

Episode 2: Survival Day

Episode 3: Snatch

Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England

Episode 5: Among the Eagles

Episode 6: Plot Counterplot

Episode 7: The Quacksalver

Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree

Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph

Episode 10: Hostage

Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow

Episode 12: The Terror of the March

Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man

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Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws

Episode 2: Survival Day

Episode 3: Snatch

Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England

Episode 5: Among the Eagles

Episode 6: Plot Counterplot

Episode 7: The Quacksalver

Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree

Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph

Episode 10: Hostage

Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow

Episode 12: The Terror of the March

Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws

E2 Episode 2: Survival Day

E3 Episode 3: Snatch

E4 Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England

E5 Episode 5: Among the Eagles

E6 Episode 6: Plot Counterplot

E7 Episode 7: The Quacksalver

E8 Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree

E9 Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph

E10 Episode 10: Hostage

E11 Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow

E12 Episode 12: The Terror of the March

E13 Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws

E2 Episode 2: Survival Day

E3 Episode 3: Snatch

E4 Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England

E5 Episode 5: Among the Eagles

E6 Episode 6: Plot Counterplot

E7 Episode 7: The Quacksalver

E8 Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree

E9 Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph

E10 Episode 10: Hostage

E11 Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow

E12 Episode 12: The Terror of the March

E13 Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man

Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws

Episode 2: Survival Day

Episode 3: Snatch

Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England

Episode 5: Among the Eagles

Episode 6: Plot Counterplot

Episode 7: The Quacksalver

Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree

Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph

Episode 10: Hostage

Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow

Episode 12: The Terror of the March

Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man

Episode 1: The Siege of Cocklaws

Episode 2: Survival Day

Episode 3: Snatch

Episode 4: What a Vengeance Upon England

Episode 5: Among the Eagles

Episode 6: Plot Counterplot

Episode 7: The Quacksalver

Episode 8: To the Gallows Tree

Episode 9: A Woman or an Epitaph

Episode 10: Hostage

Episode 11: Where the White Lilies Grow

Episode 12: The Terror of the March

Episode 13: The Sea-Cole Man