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Rigs of Nigg

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It is the early 70s, and oil has been discovered in the North Sea. The UK needs rigs and needs them fast. Their search for a location to build the platforms settles on the sleepy Highland bay of Nigg on the Cromarty Firth, and a way of life is changed for ever.

DirectorDon Coutts
ProducersDon Coutts·David Harron

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Cast · Directed by Don Coutts

ARAnnie Louise Ross
Annie Louise Ross
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