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Television series

Hamish Macbeth
Genre	Police procedural Mystery Comedy drama
Written past	Daniel Boyle
Directed by	Nicholas Renton
Starring	Robert Carlyle Ralph Riach Shirley Henderson Valerie Gogan Barbara Rafferty Stuart McGugan Anne Lacey Brian Pettifer Duncan Duff Jimmy Yuill Baton Riddoch Stuart Davids David Ashton
State of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of serial	iii
No. of episodes	xx (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Trevor Davies Scott Meek Andrea Calderwood
Producers	Deidre Keir Charles Salmon
Product location	Scotland
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	Zenith Entertainment
Release
Original network	BBC1
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Mono
Original release	26 March 1995 (1995-03-26) – 4 May 1997 (1997-05-04)

Hamish Macbeth is a Scottish mystery comedy-drama idiot box series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 26 March 1995 to four May 1997. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by Yard. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). The serial concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The title character was played past Robert Carlyle. It consisted of three serial, with the kickoff 2 series containing half dozen episodes and the third containing eight.

The series was released on DVD in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and the Us in 2005 and 2006, respectively, with the exception of the first series episode "West Declension Story". This was due to rights issues surrounding the episode's extensive use of excerpts from the 1961 film West Side Story.

Synopsis [edit]

Hamish Macbeth, a police constable in the Northern Police force, accompanied past his dog, a Due west Highland Terrier named Wee Jock (later another West Highland Terrier called Jock following Wee Jock's expiry), keeps the peace in the modest town of Lochdubh (pronounced with the guttural 'ch' audio, LoCH-DOO). Macbeth does this in his own way, without undue reliance on the letter of the law and with every intention of fugitive being promoted out of what is his ideal job. He strongly dislikes involvement from Inverness police, and sometimes his main piece of work doesn't seem to be the capture of local very footling criminals, but to go on them abroad from prison and penalties.

The major running theme of the series is the tension caused by Hamish'due south attraction to both the journalist of the local newspaper, Isobel Sutherland and the aristocratic author Alexandra Maclean. Other themes include the clairvoyance of Hamish's friend and co-worker "TV John", John McIver, the not-so-secret romance between the school-instructor Esme Murray and the shopkeeper Rory Campbell, the volatile union of the publican Barney Meldrum and his wife Agnes, the schemes of the two Lachie MacCraes, father and son, the laid-back, piping smoking Doctor Brownish, and Major Peregrine Maclean, father of Alexandra and aloof penniless widower.

The series was accompanied by the Gaelic music of John Lunn.

Production [edit]

The series was filmed on location in the hamlet of Plockton, the boondocks of Kyle of Lochalsh and the surrounding area. A map of the Lochdubh area shown in the episode "In Search of a Rose" places Lochdubh close to Toscaig, only to the north of Kyle of Lochalsh, with Lochdubh Island existence office of the Crowlin Islands.

The series was directed mainly past Nicholas Renton, with Mandie Fletcher directing four episodes and Jonas Grimas directing two episodes in 1997.

Cast [edit]

• Robert Carlyle as PC Hamish Macbeth; A policeman in the hamlet of Lochdubh, laid-back in dealing with the inhabitants' quirky ways. He works to avoid promotion or transfer, and is clearly more interested in keeping the peace than enforcing the letter of the law.
• Ralph Riach as John James McIver (pronounced "Mc-Eever"), AKA "TV John"; Hamish's friend and confidant who got his nickname considering he was the outset man in Lochdubh to have a television set. He manned the station when Hamish was away and was gifted with the sight.
• Shirley Henderson as Isobel Sutherland; A reporter on The Lochdubh Listener who is in love with Hamish. Hamish later on realises his love for her, simply their relationship remains largely unrequited. She temporarily left Lochdubh for a job in Glasgow, simply afterwards returns and starts a relationship with Hamish.
• Valerie Gogan every bit Alexandra "Alex" Maclean (Serial 1–two); Major Maclean's daughter, a novelist who has an on/off relationship with Hamish. She breaks upwardly with Hamish afterwards discovering that he no longer has feelings for her, and is actually in love with Isobel. She then attempts to get out Lochdubh, but falls down a muddy cliff and dies.
• Barbara Rafferty as Agnes Meldrum; a landlady who runs the local pub with her hubby, Barney. It is afterward revealed that when she was 16, she had a son named Gavin, whom she gave up for adoption. He after reunites with her.
• Stuart McGugan as Bernard Keir Hardy "Barney" Meldrum; the local publican, an "incomer" from Glasgow.
• Anne Lacey every bit Esme Murray; The local teacher and owner of the boarding house.
• Brian Pettifer as Rory Duncan Campbell; Possessor of the local grocery shop, and a very close friend of Esme.
• Duncan Duff as Dougal Alexander Fleming Brown, AKA "Doc"; The kilt-wearing, pipage-smoking village doctor, who appears to smoke quantities of marijuana.
• Jimmy Yuill/Baton Riddoch equally Lachlan McCrae, Sr.; A local schemer who fills his days making unlicensed sausages.
• Stuart Davids as Lachlan McCrae, Jr; Son of Lachlan Sr., who starts out in the sausage business and ends upwardly the local undertaker.
• David Ashton as Major Roderick Peregrine ("Roddy") Maclean; Alex's male parent, local state-possessor and former army officeholder.
• Zippy every bit Wee Jock; Hamish'due south dog. After Wee Jock dies, he is replaced past another dog named just "Jock".

Recurring characters [edit]

• Jon Croft as Malkie Clunie (Series ane); The Major'south groundsman and gamekeeper.
• Mona Bruce every bit Edith ("Edie") (Serial 3); The Major's housekeeper.
• Dolina MacLennan as Flora (Serial 1–2); The secretary and receptionist at the local newspaper office, and prolific knitter.
• Iain McColl as Neil (Series ii–3); Operator of the local motorcoach and the minor, unstaffed local railway station.
• Ronnie Letham as Peter (Series 2–3); Station Officer at the local fire station, which is run past trained locals.
• Ron Donachie as Zoot McPherrin (Serial 1–2); Leader of a hippie colony, with various Lochdubh associations.
• Laurie Ventry as Reverend Alan Snow (Series 2); Local clergyman of undisclosed denomination.
• Bill Leadbitter as D.I. Willie Bruce (Series ane); Hamish's superior from the Inverness police force.
• Alex Norton as Duncan Soutar (Serial one–2); Local farmer.
• Rab Christie as Jimmy Soutar (Series 1–2); Duncan Soutar'south son.
• Sandy McDade as Jean Foley (Series 3); A friend of Isobel'due south, who forth with her nephew, Frankie, leaves Glasgow to stay in Lochdubh.
• Stephen Henderson as Frankie Bryce (Serial 3); Jean'due south nephew, who comes with her and Isobel to stay in Lochdubh.

Episodes [edit]

Series one (1995) [edit]

Series 2 (1996) [edit]

Serial 3 (1997) [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Hamish Macbeth at IMDb
• The Wee Hamish Macbeth
• Hamish Macbeth, Gossip from Lochdubh

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_Macbeth_%28TV_series%29

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