Hamish Macbeth

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.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Cast:Robert Carlyle , Ralph Riach , Brian Pettifer , Stuart Davids , Anne Lacey , Barbara Rafferty , Stuart McGugan , Shirley Henderson , Duncan Duff , David Ashton , Brian Alexander , Mona Bruce , Anne Kristen , Campbell Morrison , Morag Hood , Billy Riddoch , Valerie Gogan , Jimmy Yuill

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ A Perfectly Simple Explanation

Sun, Mar 24, 1996

A religious group declares that Hamish is the devil, leading Hamish to investigate. What he discovers is more complex than he imagined. On the personal front, Alex and Hamish begin cohabitating.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ In Search of a Rose

Sun, Mar 31, 1996

Barney Meldrum seeks to provide a new,money-making visitor attraction for the village - a whale-watching trip, using fiberglass whales, but the whole enterprise ends in disaster and a distraught Barney suspects his wife Agnes of having a fling with handsome newcomer Gavin Robb. When a man disappears and Lachie Jr. starts dredging up cattle cake from the sea, Hamish puts on his diving apparatus to investigate in the deep.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Isobel Pulls It Off

Sun, Apr 7, 1996

Isobel adopts a new look and focus; breaking a big news story and finding a new boyfriend. Hamish is immediately suspicious and investigates as the village of Lochdubh has lottery fever.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Radio Lochdubh

Sun, Apr 14, 1996

Hamish is ordered by authorities to shut down a popular pirate radio station, causing a conflict of interests for the officer. On the personal front, Hamish and Isobel share a moment.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ No Man Is an Island

Sun, Apr 21, 1996

Hamish is in deep mourning during a leave of absence on a nearby island where he must come to the aid of an elderly woman in a world of trouble; while back in Lochdubh a temporary replacement Constable rubs the residents the wrong way.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Lochdubh Deluxe

Sun, Apr 28, 1996

Lachie Junior lands a new job with the undertaker, and when a corpse disappears, Hamish tries to convince his fellow Lochdubh residents that it was taken by aliens.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Honourable Policeman

Sun, Mar 16, 1997

Local laird Roddy MacLean returns to the village with his glamorous intended Serena St Claire,and asks Hamish to be the best man at their wedding. Hamish has his doubts as to whether the bride is genuine or merely a gold digger but has further woman trouble trying to cope with new constable Anne Patterson,whose interest in him seems to go beyond the professional.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Deferred Sentence

Sun, Mar 23, 1997

When Hamish takes a trip to the island of Lagga Laggas to stay with Father McPhail he has to pretend to be Jewish so as not to get caught up in the religious animosity between the father and his opposite number Enoch Mcduff,neither of whom seen to be popular amongst the islanders. And when Enoch's daughter Laura claims that her mother was murdered twenty years earlier Hamish's trip turns into a busman's holiday.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ The Lochdubh Assassin

Sun, Mar 30, 1997

Glasgow Gangsters descend on Lochdubh and Isobel tries to protect a boy and his aunt in their sights; but Hamish cannot take any action until they actually commit a crime.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Good Thief

Sun, Apr 6, 1997

The time has come for the annual singing contest between Lochdubh's Stag Bar and the rival Dunbracken Arms. Young Frankie is revealed to have the voice of an angel and so the villagers look to him to win them the Willie McPhee trophy as best singer. however trouble appears in the shape of Tusker Gray,a friend of - and bad influence on - Frankie from Glasgow,who threatens to undermine the whole show. Hamish has to find Tusker's little secret to persuade him to let the show go on.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ The Trouble with Rory

Sun, Apr 13, 1997

When part of the local school burns down Esme is horrified to learn that not only do the council not intend rebuilding it but that her boyfriend Rory knew this all along and so she begins a high profile media protest,helped by Isobel. As far as Hamish is concerned the fall-out is the least of his concerns as it looks as if there is an arsonist in the village,whom he must find before any more damage is done.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ More Than a Game

Sun, Apr 20, 1997

It's time for the annual shinty match between Lochdubh and Dunbracken. But nothing can be that simple as Lachie Jr and his father are at odds, Lachlan has a new lady in his life, and neither town is exactly playing above board.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Destiny: Part 1

Sun, Apr 27, 1997

TV John's brother Kenneth breaks out of jail and returns to Lochdubh in search of the Stone of Destiny. Hamish learns a great secret that he must protect.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Destiny: Part 2

Sun, May 4, 1997

Kenneth and Ava run away with the Stone of Destiny, Hamish and Isobel's relationship progresses, and John disappears.