
The on-going theme in Outlander is the rivalry between Scotland and England for very obvious reasons. Set in the 1700s, the show surrounds the invasions and subsequent wars that go much further than a painted Mel Gibson screaming about freedom as his knackers blow in the wind. I’m not going to protest and shout as though I know everything about the rich tapestry of this land (though, I must urge you that I should, and so should you,) but I do believe that Outlander takes a rather fenced view - like the team are sitting on Hadrian’s Wall failing to pick sides. Because in Outlander, whilst everyone knows that Scotland is the least grotty of the scrotum sacks, both parties do a lot of terrible things here.