The Master of Ballantrae COMPLETE S01
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224511/
The plot revolves around what happens after the brothers toss a coin to see who joins Prince Charlie and who remains to oversee the family estate. The ‘ faithful servant ‘ is the main narrator in the book( and presumably this iteration) and is torn between the outrageous Master and all his social wiles versus his employer, the brother of the Master who has more traditional values. The enmity between the fraternal rivals and the love, for both , of the stalwart Steward is the main theme.
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I Fought the Law 2025 COMPLETE S01
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32263148/
Julie disappeared in 1990 and her body was found 80 days later. The killer was acquitted twice due to mistrials but later admitted to the murder. However, the archaic double jeopardy law prevented a retrial ensuring justice for Julie.
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The Fortunes of Nigel COMPLETE mini-series
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210689/
Young Nigel (Anthony Andrews) inherits the family title of Lord Glenvarloch on the death of his father in 1616, but unless he redeems a heavy mortgage, he will lose the ancestral estates. And so he travels to London to recover a large sum advanced to King James (Alfred Lynch) by his late father before the Union.
Lord Dalgarno (Murray Head), a young nobleman, spreads fake rumours about Nigel, who finds himself a fugitive.
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