Things You Learned From Watching Rob Roy

1) If you lived in Scotland in the 18th Century and needed a mortgage, instead of going to the bank you went to the richest person in the area.

2) If you've been declared an outlaw and have to go on the run, it's best to take your family with you.

3) If you're hiding from the authorities, it's best to make sure your trigger happy little brother isn't holding a gun.

4) Animal carcasses make great hiding places, provided you can stand the smell of course

5) It's possible to fall from a bridge into a shallow river and not suffer any injuries

6) Cunningham took Montrose to be a complete "wig"

7) A simple way to win or avoid a sword fight is to cut the palm of your hand.

8) If you need to withdraw a thousand pounds from the bank, always make sure whoever is carrying it has an armed escort.

9) Expensive wine glasses were easily replaceable in the eighteenth century.

10) When the authorities were sent out to hunt down outlaws, the civilians rode horses, but the troops had to run after them on foot with heavy rucksacks.