A British World War 2 classic film, one of the nation's greatest of all time, is on BBC Two this weekend.

Trailer for 1994 film Whisky Galore!

Back in 1949, Ealing Studios released their comedy classic Whisky Galore! starring Basil Redford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson.

Scottish islanders off the coast of the Outer Hebrides have run out of whisky due to wartime rationing. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

However, they are overjoyed to discover that the SS Politician has run aground and the shipwreck contains 50,000 cases of the booze.

The whisky enthusiasts meet their match though, as it is a Sunday and the local teetotallers alongside the Customs and Excise men object to the salvage.

'Masterpiece' war drama you’ve probably never heard of

Whisky Galore! was

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