Hamish Macbeth: Season 1
BBC Home Video (1995)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Collection
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Seen ItYes
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IMDB   7.8
4 hr 6 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
David Ashton
Robert Carlyle
Valerie Gogan
Shirley Henderson
Ralph Riach
Jimmy Yuill
Morag Hood
Barbara Rafferty
Campbell Morrison
Anne Lacey
James Young
Mona Bruce
Brian Alexander
Rohan Berry Crickmar
Stuart Davids
Robert Carlyle Hamish Macbeth
Ralph Riach TV John McIver
Brian Pettifer Rory Campbell
Jimmy Yuill Lachlan McCrae
Stuart McGugan Barney Meldon
Anne Lacey Esme Murray
Stuart Davids Lachie McCrae Jr.
Shirley Henderson Isobel Sutherland
Barbara Rafferty Agnes Meldon
Duncan Duff Doc Brown
David Ashton Maj. Roddy Maclean
Valerie Gogan Alex Maclean
Dolina MacLennan Flora
Rab Christie Jimmy Soutar
Ken Drury Cameron Dicks
Director
Nicholas Renton
Jack Gold
Patrick Lau
Producer Deirdre Keir
Shaun Sutton
Andrea Calderwood
Writer William Shakespeare
Daniel Boyle
Dominic Minghella
Cinematography Peter Jackson
Fred Tammes

Robert Carlyle stars as Hamish Macbeth, the lone PC in a small Scottish village called Lochdubh. The village is full of colourful characters, and Macbeth has a pretty easy time of it, but when he does solve a crime, he must pass up glory, for fear that he might be promoted to a different station.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 50 mins    3/26/1995  1.  The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery
Police constable Hamish Macbeth is baffled by two apparently unrelated mysteries: a huge quantity of table salt has been stolen from Rory Campbell's general store; and Geordie Robb, a local bully, is missing. Hamish outwits his superiors when he makes a connection between the two mysteries.
Director:  Nicholas Renton  Writer:  Daniel Boyle 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 50 mins    4/2/1995  2.  A Pillar of the Community
Newcomers to Lochdubh Vicky and Paul Jeffreys cause a stir: Vicky tries to put reluctant villagers back in touch with their Highland heritage, gradually alienating them. Hamish investigates when this unpopular, meddling newcomer, receives anonymous threats.
Director:  Nicholas Renton  Writer:  Daniel Boyle 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 50 mins    4/9/1995  3.  The Big Freeze
Major Maclean stages a robbery to make a false insurance claim. Before Hamish can settle things quietly, Inspector Bruce instigates a major surveillance operation.
Director:  Patrick Lau  Writer:  Dominic Minghella 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 50 mins    4/16/1995  4.  West Coast Story
Hamish sets out to expose the hypocrisy of a bank manager. Hamish is having financial troubles, and Rory Campbell bails him out; in return, Hamish agrees to take part in Lochdubh's amateur production of West Side Story.
Director:  Ian Knox  Writer:  Bryan Elsley 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 50 mins    4/23/1995  5.  Wee Jock's Lament
A strange premonition, two escaped convicts on the run who injure Hamish's dog, Wee Jock, lead Hamish on a quest for revenge. TV John rounds up a posse to prevent Hamish from doing something he'll regret.
Director:  Nicholas Renton  Writer:  Daniel Boyle 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 50 mins    4/30/1995  6.  A Bit of an Epic
On a mountain trek led by Colonel Don Maxwell, Hamish advises caution once the climbers have reached their goal, but Maxwell urges them on into a dangerous situation.
Director:  Sid Roberson  Writer:  Julian Spilsbury 
Edition Details
Series Hamish Macbeth
Distributor BBC Home Video
Release Date 10/25/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 01 Cast Biographies
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