"Hamish Macbeth" (1995) TV series 1995-1997

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

5 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Small Town Life | Highlands | Village | Scotland

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Robert Carlyle	...	Hamish Macbeth (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Anne Lacey	...	Esme Murray / ... (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Brian Pettifer	...	Rory Campbell / ... (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Stuart Davids	...	Lachie McCrae Jr. / ... (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Ralph Riach	...	TV John McIver / ... (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Barbara Rafferty	...	Agnes (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
David Ashton	...	Maj. Roddy Maclean (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Duncan Duff	...	Doc Brown (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Shirley Henderson	...	Isobel Sutherland / ... (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Morag Hood	...	Delores Balfour / ... (17 episodes, 1995-1997)
Campbell Morrison	...	Harry Balfour (17 episodes, 1995-1997)
Mona Bruce	...	Edie (17 episodes, 1995-1997)
Brian Alexander	...	Jubel (17 episodes, 1995-1997)
Anne Kristen	...	Miss Meikeljohn / ... (17 episodes, 1995-1997)
Billy Riddoch	...	Lachie McCrae Snr #2 / ... (14 episodes, 1996-1997)
Stuart McGugan	...	Barney (13 episodes, 1995-1997)
Valerie Gogan	...	Alex Maclean / ... (11 episodes, 1995-1996)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Scottish Gaelic

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK

Company:

Zenith Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Cult of...: Hamish Macbeth (#2.8)" (2008)

So what if it's nothing like the books?

Neither is James Bond these days.

And for those who find the plots far-fetched, I can assure them they're not. I grew up in the 1960s in a village just a short way up the coast from Plockton where the series were filmed, and stuff like this really did happen. One of the reasons I enjoy the series so much is that I can put a real name to every one of the major characters - they are so true to my first-hand experience.

A gold medal series, for sure, and Carlyle certainly captured the essence of the highland bobby who walked a fine line between upholding the Law and being an accepted member of the community - an accomplishment my own father was unable to achieve, I've been told!