Welcome to The Borderers guide at TV Tome. BBC Scotland drama series set in the Scottish Borders in the 16th Century. These were turbulent times: raids and skirmishes across the border with England; cattle and sheep rustling; disputes settled by sword or gun. Iain Cuthbertson stars as Sir Walter Ker of Cessford (referred to throughout as 'Cessford') the Warden of Liddesdale. (A Warden was roughly the equivalent of a modern day Sheriff.) Michael Gambon co-stars as Gavin Ker, male head of the family the Kers of Slitrig, kinsfolk of Cessford.
Actors: Michael Gambon, Edith McArthur, Nell Brennan, Margaret Greig, James Garbutt, Joseph Brady, Ross Campbell, Eileen Nicholas, Iain Cuthbertson, Russell Waters
