Hamish Macbeth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hamish Macbeth was a drama series that aired on BBC One from 1995-97. It was based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton.

Macbeth, accompanied by his dog named Wee Jock, keep the peace in the small town of Lochdubh. Macbeth does this in his own way, without undue reliance on the letter of the law and with every intention of avoiding being promoted out of what is his ideal job. He strongly dislikes involvement from Inverness police, and sometimes his main work doesn't seem to be the capture of local very petty criminals, but to keep them away from prison and penalties.

Series details

• Title: Hamish Macbeth
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 1995-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 16545
• IMDb ID: tt0111993
• TVDB ID: 70431

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Carlyle — Hamish Macbeth
• Ralph Riach — John James McIver "TV John"
• Barbara Rafferty — Agnes Meldrum
• Anne Lacey — Esme Murray
• Brian Pettifer — Rory Duncan Campbell
• Shirley Henderson — Isobel Sutherland
• Stuart McGugan — Bernard Keir Hardy "Barney" Meldrum
• Duncan Duff — Dougal Alexander Fleming "Doc" Brown
• Valerie Gogan — Alexandra "Alex" Maclean

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-03-26; final listed air date 1995-04-30; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-03-24; final listed air date 1996-04-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-03-16; final listed air date 1997-05-04; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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