Rigs of Nigg

Rigs of Nigg

2021 · 58 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Don Coutts

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