Who played Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth on TV?
"Lochdubh Island being part of the Crowlin Islands. The series was directed mainly by Nicholas Renton, with Mandie Fletcher directing four episodes and Jonas Grimas directing two episodes in 1997. Hamish Macbeth (TV series) Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-mystery-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The title character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series"
"Army. In 2014 Ralph played a quirky scene in Scottish Feature film ""Time Teens: The Beginning"" directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar Starred in Darkness in The Afternoon 1994 Ralph Riach Ralph Riach (born 1936) is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as ""John McIver"" (better known as ""TV John"") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama ""Hamish Macbeth"". His career began at the age of 45, when he appeared in ""Lost Empires"" (1986). He has appeared in television shows including ""Chancer"", ""Mosley"", ""Taggart"", ""Monarch of the Glen"", ""Peak Practice"", ""Doctor Finlay"", and ""Tutti Frutti"". Film"
"Ralph Riach Ralph Riach (born 1936) is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as ""John McIver"" (better known as ""TV John"") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama ""Hamish Macbeth"". His career began at the age of 45, when he appeared in ""Lost Empires"" (1986). He has appeared in television shows including ""Chancer"", ""Mosley"", ""Taggart"", ""Monarch of the Glen"", ""Peak Practice"", ""Doctor Finlay"", and ""Tutti Frutti"". Film appearances include ""The House of Mirth"" (2000), """" (1999), ""Braveheart"" (1995) and ""Copying Beethoven"" (2006). He also portrayed John Laurie in the story of the making of Dad's"
"do a making of Hamish Macbeth without even mentioning me at all,"" Beaton joked. ""However, it does lead to ideas to killing people."" In 2016, another Beaton creation, Agatha Raisin, became a TV series. Hamish Macbeth 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). The novels are published in the UK by Constable & Robinson and are set in the Scottish Highlands, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh. Hamish Macbeth is the eldest of seven siblings and has three brothers and three"
"and the Goblet of Fire"", ""My Life So Far"", and ""Strictly Sinatra"". Her television work in addition to ""Hamish Macbeth"" includes ""Monarch of the Glen"", ""Holby City"", ""Doctor Finlay"", and ""Rab C. Nesbitt"". Anne Lacey Anne Lacey is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, made-for-television movies, and film shorts since 1986. Her longest appearance run to date has been in 20 episodes of the TV series ""Hamish Macbeth"" from 1995-1997 as schoolteacher Esme Murray. She trained in Scotland, France and Italy. Her theatre work includes ""The Pearl Fishers"", ""Men Should Weep"", ""The House with the Green Shutters"","
"metro centres of India and Toronto’s Harbour Front Theatre. On television, Duncan played the dope smoking Doc Brown in the cult BBC 1 series Hamish Macbeth (TV series) devised by Danny Boyle and set in the Highlands of Scotland, co-starring with Robert Carlyle for three seasons (1995 -1997). He starred as Geoff Spiller in the hugely popular BBC comedy Big Kids with Imogen Stubbs (2000). For two years Duncan was nefarious property developer Lewis Cope in BBC Scotland’s BAFTA Award winning drama River City (2002 - 2004) set in Glasgow. Duncan has displayed the range of his acting ability in"
"Hamish Macbeth 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). The novels are published in the UK by Constable & Robinson and are set in the Scottish Highlands, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh. Hamish Macbeth is the eldest of seven siblings and has three brothers and three sisters. His parents are crofters and as the eldest son, Hamish is expected to contribute to his family's income. He lives in Lochdubh's police station and keeps some sheep and chickens and grows some"
"""Monarch of the Glen"". He was also the face of the Vodafone adverts and opened the Strathspey Railway's extension to Broomhill in May 2002, which had been used as Glenbogle Station in ""Monarch of the Glen"". Hamish Clark Hamish Clark (born 26 July 1965) is a Scottish actor, best known as Duncan McKay in the BBC TV series ""Monarch of the Glen"". Born in 1965 in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, he attended the University of Edinburgh where he performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company. He also attended the Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff as a postgraduate. Before"
"Hamish Wilson Hamish Wilson (born 13 December 1942) is a Scottish actor from Glasgow, and is best known for briefly taking over the role of Jamie McCrimmon for part of two episodes in the 1968 ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Mind Robber"" when series regular Frazer Hines was ill with chickenpox and unable to attend the recording. The change of actor was written into the script. At the time of his ""Doctor Who"" appearance, Wilson was working in London for a furniture removal firm. His other work includes numerous TV guest appearances, particularly during the 1960s, and involvement in the documentary"
"Hamish Clark Hamish Clark (born 26 July 1965) is a Scottish actor, best known as Duncan McKay in the BBC TV series ""Monarch of the Glen"". Born in 1965 in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, he attended the University of Edinburgh where he performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company. He also attended the Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff as a postgraduate. Before becoming a professional actor, he worked as a clerk in an Edinburgh insurance company. Clark moved to London in 1995 where he pursued a career in acting. In 1999, he was cast as Duncan McKay in"
"setting are indicated only by lighting changes. Macbeth (1979 film) Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and"
"Macbeth (1979 film) Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background; changes of"
"of Highland policeman Hamish Macbeth in the BBC comedy-drama ""Hamish Macbeth"". The series ran for three seasons from 1995 to 1997. In 1996 and 1997, he appeared in the two highest-profile roles of his career to date: as the psychopathic Francis Begbie in ""Trainspotting"" and Gaz, the leader of a group of male amateur strippers, in ""The Full Monty"". The latter earned Carlyle a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He also starred with Ray Winstone in the 1997 film ""Face"". Carlyle played the senior Malachy McCourt (father of author Frank McCourt) in the 1999 film adaptation"
"Anne Lacey Anne Lacey is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, made-for-television movies, and film shorts since 1986. Her longest appearance run to date has been in 20 episodes of the TV series ""Hamish Macbeth"" from 1995-1997 as schoolteacher Esme Murray. She trained in Scotland, France and Italy. Her theatre work includes ""The Pearl Fishers"", ""Men Should Weep"", ""The House with the Green Shutters"", and ""The Cone Gatherers"". She has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Dundee Repertory Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and the Oxford Stage Company. Her work in film includes ""Harry Potter"
"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. The major running theme of the series is the tension caused by Hamish's attraction to both the journalist of the local newspaper, Isobel Sutherland (Shirley Henderson) and the aristocratic author Alexandra Maclean (Valerie Gogan). Other themes include the clairvoyance of Hamish's friend and co-worker ""TV John"", John McIver (Ralph Riach), the not-so-secret romance between the school-teacher Esme Murray and the shopkeeper Rory Campbell, the volatile marriage of"
"make him audition for more Shakespearean plays and kills himself so he doesn't need to audition any more. On stage and film, Macbeth has been portrayed by many notable actors, including Sean Connery, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Eccleston, Alan Cumming, Sam Worthington, Orson Welles, Ian McKellen, Toshiro Mifune, Nicol Williamson, Jon Finch, Daniel Day-Lewis, James McAvoy, Jeremy Brett, Patrick Stewart, Dwij Vasavada, Alec Baldwin, Ethan Hawke, Michael Fassbender and Kenneth Branagh. Macbeth (character) Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, is the title character and titular main protagonist turned primary antagonist of William Shakespeare's ""Macbeth"" (c. 1603–1607). The character is based on"
"Alan Cumming Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish-American actor, singer, writer, producer, director, and activist who has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and plays. His London stage appearances include ""Hamlet"", the Maniac in ""Accidental Death of an Anarchist"" (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in ""Bent"", and the National Theatre of Scotland's ""The Bacchae"". On Broadway, he has appeared in ""The Threepenny Opera"", as the master of ceremonies in ""Cabaret"" (for which he won a Tony Award), ""Design for Living"" and a one-man adaptation of ""Macbeth"". His best-known film roles include his performances"
"Macbeth (1961 film) Macbeth is a 1961 Canadian television film adaptation of William Shakespeare's ""Macbeth"" starring Sean Connery in his first North-American role (and his first significant Shakespearean role). The screenplay was adapted by Paul Almond who also directed the production. It was originally broadcast by CBC in five parts on 30 November, 5 December, 7 December, 12 December, and 14 December 1961; and then re-edited into a 90-minute single episode aired in 1962 as part of the CBC's ""Festival"" series. The Scottish lord Macbeth chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. He commits regicide to"
"Peebles originally trained as a Painter at Edinburgh College of Art. In 2016, Peebles was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Film Awards. Alison Peebles Alison Peebles (born 1953) is an award-winning Scottish actress, director, and writer in theatre, film, and television. She is a co-founder of Communicado, a multiple award-winning Scottish theater company. Peebles is noted for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth in Michael Boyd’s celebrated 1993 production of ""Macbeth"" at The Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. Peebles directed the film ""AfterLife"", which won the Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film"
"Macbeth (1960 American film) Macbeth is a 1960 television film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play presented as the November 20, 1960 episode of the American anthology series ""Hallmark Hall of Fame"". The series' second production of the play was, like the 1954 live telecast, also directed by George Schaefer, and again starred English-born American actor Maurice Evans and Australian actress Judith Anderson. The supporting cast, however, was different, consisting entirely of British actors, and was filmed on location in Scotland; the 1954 version had used a mostly American cast. Filmed in color, the program was described in a contemporary"
"Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth (or The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 British-American historical period drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth, noted for their relative youth as actors. Themes of historic recurrence, greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare's story of moral decline, which"
"'Hamish Macbeth' (17 episodes - 1995 - 1996) as Miss Meikeljohn. Anne died of pancreatic cancer on 7 August 1996. Her ashes are buried in Ancrum Churchyard, beside her mother and father, in Roxburghshire. Anne Kristen Anne Kristen (7 March 1937 – 7 August 1996) was a Scottish actress. To friends and family, Anne was also known as Anna or/and Annie. Kristen was married to the actor Iain Cuthbertson from January 1964, until their divorce in 1988. Possibly her highest-profile role was Olive Rowe in ""Coronation Street"". Her longest-lasting role was as Miss Meikeljohn in ""Hamish Macbeth"". She also appeared"
"special Episode in 2014. Other notable television roles include playing pub landlady Agnes Meldrum in ""Hamish Macbeth"" and Alice MacAllister in ""The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star"". Also, in the 2006 film ""The Last King of Scotland"", Barbara Rafferty starred as Mrs. Garrigan. until 2009 she was appearing in the BBC Scotland soap ""River City"" as Shirley Henderson Barbara's daughter, Amy Rafferty (born 1972), is a singer, songwriter, and musician with the cult Glasgow music collective The Recovery Club. Her son, Bob Rafferty, fronts the well known Glasgow alternative rock band El Dog. In 2013 it was"
"John Lunn John Lunn (born May 13, 1956) is a Scottish composer, known for his soundtrack work for television. He was formerly a member of ""systems music"" band Man Jumping. His work includes music for the television series ""Hamish Macbeth"" (1995), ""Lorna Doone"" (2000), ""North Square"" (2000), ""Hotel Babylon"" (2006), ""Little Dorrit"" (2008), ""Downton Abbey"" (2010), ""Waking the Dead"" (2011), ""The White Queen"" (2013), ""Grantchester"" (2014), and ""The Last Kingdom"" (2015)"". His music for Sky TV's ""Going Postal"" was winner of Best TV Score in the 2010 RTS Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA and an Ivor Novello award"
"Alison Peebles Alison Peebles (born 1953) is an award-winning Scottish actress, director, and writer in theatre, film, and television. She is a co-founder of Communicado, a multiple award-winning Scottish theater company. Peebles is noted for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth in Michael Boyd’s celebrated 1993 production of ""Macbeth"" at The Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. Peebles directed the film ""AfterLife"", which won the Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2003. Peebles is also noted for the documentary ""Multiple"", shown on BBC Scotland in February 2006, in which she revealed that she has multiple sclerosis. Alison"
"Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial ""The Singing Detective"", Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial ""Maigret"", and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six ""Harry Potter"" films after the death of Richard Harris who had previously played the role. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards. He was knighted in 1998 for services to drama, and he"
"The film currently holds an 86% 'Fresh' rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, with the consensus ""Roman Polanski's ""Macbeth"" is unsettling and uneven, but also undeniably compelling"". Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth (or The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 British-American historical period drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis"
"detection in Scotland. As part of its ""Afternoon Drama"" programme, BBC Radio 4 has broadcast to date twelve series of dramas written by David Ashton and starring Brian Cox as McLevy, Siobhan Redmond as Jean Brash, Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Constable Martin Mulholland and David Ashton as Lieutenant Robert Roach. In the 1999 pilot play, Phyllis Logan played Jean and John Paul Hurley played Mulholland. Lieutenant Roach was not introduced until the actual first episode of Series One; in the pilot play, McLevy's superior was Lieutenant Moxey, with the change in command explained as Moxey having been ""elevated"" to The Haymarket"
"and Directing through his company Black Box Digital Media and recently completed work on his first feature film Skeletons. Craig was tipped as ""One to Watch"" in 2014 by The Scotsman newspaper. Craig-James Moncur Craig-James Moncur is a Scottish actor and producer best known for his role as Harry Hastings in the BAFTA Award winning CBBC Series ""Jeopardy"", as well as roles in ""Monarch of the Glen"", ""Inspector Rebus"", ""How Not to Live Your Life"" and appearing in the film ""Land of Sunshine"". Recent productions include ""The Banker"" which has received viral status and over 200,000 YouTube views and premiered"
"appearing as hospital nurses. Their presence is pervasive throughout the film, punctuating the horror of Macbeth's murderous reign. The film was filmed entirely on location at Welbeck Abbey. Principal cast: The film won a Peabody Award for 2010. In addition, Patrick Stewart was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. <br> Macbeth (2010 film) Macbeth is a 2010 television film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Four on 12 December 2010. It was directed by Rupert Goold from his"
"States in 2005 and 2006 respectively, 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"". Hamish Macbeth, a police constable in the Northern Constabulary, accompanied by his dog, a West Highland Terrier named Wee Jock, keeps the peace in the small town of Lochdubh (pronounced with the guttural 'ch' sound, LoCH-DOO). 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"
"Macbeth (2010 film) Macbeth is a 2010 television film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Four on 12 December 2010. It was directed by Rupert Goold from his stage adaptation for the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2007. Patrick Stewart is featured in the title role, with Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth. The film specifically evokes the atmosphere of the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, with subtle parallels between Stalin and Macbeth in their equally brutal quests for power. The Three Witches likewise receive an update in keeping with the 20th century aesthetics,"
"Revisited"" (2008), as Anthony Blanche. On television, Beattie's first lead role was that of Flashman in the 2005 ITV adaptation of ""Tom Brown's Schooldays"". His other television credits include ""Colditz"", ""Malice Aforethought"", ""Hex"", ""Mansfield Park"" and ""Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye"". He played Eric Visnjic in the television pilot ""Fast Track: No Limits"", written by Lee Goldberg. Beattie's stage work includes a Covent Garden Festival production of ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", playing Puck. Joseph Beattie Joseph Beattie (born 1978) is an English actor, known for portraying Malachi in the second season of ""Hex"" (2004) and Henry Crawford in ""Mansfield"