Rigs of Nigg

*8.0

Status

Released

Production

BBC Scotland

Aired

2021-08-17

Rigs of Nigg

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.