Drama is based on a book about a woman from the north-east of Scotland during the early 20th century
Period drama fans are in for a treat as a Scottish classic is available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer.
The drama, which is one of many based in Scotland, is inspired by a novel which was published in the early 1930s by Scottish writer, Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
His published a trilogy, A Scots Quair, based on the life of Chris Guthrie, a young woman growing up in a dysfunctional farming family.
TV adaptations of all three works were made by the BBC in 1971, 1982 and 1983, respectively, and Cloud Howe is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
The four-episode series is set against a backdrop of political unrest, as Chris is met with suspicion and rumours during testing times in the fictional mill town of Segget.
The fictional town in Cloud Howe is largely based on real locations in the Mearns, specifically Auchenblae and Drumlithie in Aberdeenshire.
“The first two episodes struck me as rather dull and slow-moving. The pace and power of the story began to improve, however, in the latter two episodes, with the ending being particularly gripping and moving.
“There is a fine performance from Vivien Heilbron as Chris, reprising the role she had played in Sunset Song, and perhaps an even finer one from Hugh Fraser as Robert.”
Commenting on the original source material, Bruce took to Goodreads to call the novel a “masterpiece of Scottish literature, the flowing like music”.
Elle added: “These are still my favourite novels of all time. I always seem to read them at crucial moments in my life, or strange ones at least, and my reading is always heavily affected by where I am emotionally.
“This time I laughed less and cried less, but found the writing no less true, and no less beautiful.”
Cloud Howe is available to watch on BBC iPlayer