The Northwest Highlands is an area unlike any other on Earth. Wild, storm-weathered wildernesses of rock, heather and bog stretch north for hundreds of miles. Laying claim to the lowest population density in Western Europe, it nevertheless supports a people with a proud history and culture, who depend on the land around them as much as it depends on them.
'Small Country' is an exploration of this land, its people and the uncertain future they now face. Following the lives and work of those who depend most on this landscape, including fishermen, farmers and guides, we see the unprecedented scale of the challenges which now grip the Northwest: mass tourism, the disappearance of tight-knit crofting communities and the rise of industrial exploitation. This is a country growing like never before.