Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)

Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk. ... See full summary »

Stars:

Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Stuart McGugan

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Carlyle	...	Hamish Macbeth (20 episodes, 1995-1997)
Ralph Riach	...	TV John McIver (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Stuart McGugan	...	Barney Meldon (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Brian Pettifer	...	Rory Campbell (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Stuart Davids	...	Lachie McCrae Jr. (19 episodes, 1995-1997)
Anne Lacey	...	Esme Murray (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Barbara Rafferty	...	Agnes Meldon (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Shirley Henderson	...	Isobel Sutherland (15 episodes, 1995-1997)
Duncan Duff	...	Doc Brown (14 episodes, 1995-1997)
Billy Riddoch	...	Lachlan McCrae (13 episodes, 1996-1997)
David Ashton	...	Maj. Roddy Maclean (10 episodes, 1995-1997)

Storyline

Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk. Based on characters created by M.C. Beaton, from her series of mystery novels.

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Plot Keywords:

police | village | highlands | dog | small town | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

5 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ylämaan kettu

Filming Locations:

43 Harbour Street, Plockton, Highland, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zenith Entertainment, Skyline Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because of copyright problems with the use of excerpts from 'West Side Story' in Hamish Macbeth: West Coast Story, that episode was omitted from all VHS and DVD releases of the series.

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Connections

Featured in Good Morning... with Anne and Nick: Episode dated 22 March 1996 (1996)

User Reviews

Wonderful show, well written and well acted

I wholeheartedly recommend this series of the small town constable Hamish MacBeth. It does remind me a lot of Northern Exposure, but without the constant whining of Rob Morrow as Dr. Joel Fleishman. This series is so well written that it always makes you feel like you're a member of the village of Lochdubh. The scenery is gorgeous, the background music is perfect and the story lines are actually pretty simple with the focus on the people and their day to day lives. It is so refreshing to view a series that does not depend on outrageous situations to get by like ABC's Desperate Housewives....the Brits are light years ahead of anything that Hollywood can put out...and have been for decades. Both of my daughters ( ages 20 and 24) LOVE this series. I am sad they only made 3 seasons worth, but, each and every episode is first rate quality....even if I can't understand a lot of their dialog...their Scottish accent is accurate and hasn't been dumbed down for us Americans. A true first rate series that I will recommend to anyone.