Hamish Macbeth (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Hamish Macbeth


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genre =
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starring = Robert Carlyle
Shirley Henderson
country = United Kingdom
language = English
num_series = 3
num_episodes = 20
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network = BBC Scotland
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first_aired = 26 March 1995
last_aired =
4 May 1997
imdb_id = 0111993
tv_com_id = 10189

"Hamish Macbeth" is based on a series of books of the same name and adapted by BBC Scotland television. The titular police officer was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series between 1995 and 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.

Plot

MacBeth, aided by his dog, a West Highland Terrier named Wee Jock, keeps the peace in his own way without undue reliance on the letter of the law, and with every intention of avoiding being promoted out of what was his ideal job. Running themes include the tensions caused by Hamish's attraction to both the local journalist Isobel Sutherland (Shirley Henderson) and the aristocratic Alex (Valerie Gogan); and the claimed supernatural powers of Hamish's friend and co-worker "TV" John McIver (Ralph Riach).

Cast

eason 3

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111993/episodes IMDB Episode List] ]

Production

The series had a slightly surreal quality to it, enhanced by the eerie celtic music of John Lunn.

It was filmed on location in the village of Plockton, the town of Kyle of Lochalsh and the surrounding area.

DVD

The series were released on DVD in the UK and the US in 2005 and 2006 with the exception of the first series episode "West Coast Story". This was due to rights issues surrounding the episode's extensive use of excerpts from "West Side Story". The third and final series was released in April 2006.

References

External links

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* [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~blinda/hamish3.htm The Wee Hamish Macbeth Fansite]
* [http://www.scotlandthemovie.com/hamish/intro.html Hamish Macbeth, Gossip from Lochdubh]