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5 unusual facts about Hamish Macbeth


Duncan Duff

On television he has been a regular on series such as Lip Service, Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People, The Tudors, Touch of Cloth, Broken News, Big Kids, Hamish Macbeth and River City.

Hamish Macbeth

Running for three series between 1995 and 1997, the titular police officer was played by Robert Carlyle: the first and second series comprised six episodes, the third had an additional 2-part series finale to make eight episodes.

He loves the town of Lochdubh (meaning 'black lake' (loch) in Gaelic and pronounced Lokh-DOO) and is content and at peace with his life and lacks ambition.

Hamish Macbeth is a fictional police officer who serves as his town's 'bobby' in a series of mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney).

Zenith Productions

Zenith Productions (later Zenith Entertainment) was a British independent film and television production company which made a number of drama series including Inspector Morse for ITV, and several series including Byker Grove and Hamish Macbeth for the BBC.


Edith MacArthur

She has been most frequently seen on television with a long list of credits including Z-Cars, The Borderers, The Troubleshooters, Sutherland's Law, The Standard, The Omega Factor, The Sandbaggers, Doctor Finlay, Hamish Macbeth, Casualty and Sea of Souls.

Jake D'Arcy

He has appeared in TV dramas and films such as Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Adam Smith, Gregory's Girl, Minder, Tutti Frutti, Rab C. Nesbitt, Heavenly Pursuits, Takin' Over the Asylum, Hamish Macbeth, Taggart and Still Game.

Jonas Grimås

He has also directed episodes of, Hamish Macbeth, Silent Witness and Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind starring Clive Owen.


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