About this season
Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-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. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.
Episodes (6)
1. A Perfectly Simple Explanation
7.0Aired 24 March 1996 • 60 min
A hellfire sect leader sees the town as the new Gomorrah. Hamish's reputation is undermined and his tolerance stretched to the limit when he is denounced as the devil incarnate.
2. In Search of a Rose
Aired 31 March 1996 • 60 min
Whale-spotting trips and the disappearance of a local seafarer involve Hamish in a murky underwater investigation.
3. Isobel Pulls It Off
6.0Aired 7 April 1996 • 60 min
Village reporter Isobel stumbles on a story that could put her in the big league. She emerges with a fresh image and a hot new boyfriend, leaving Hamish squirming with jealousy.
4. Radio Lochdubh
7.0Aired 14 April 1996 • 60 min
Hamish turns a deaf ear to the local pirate radio station which is having a remarkable influence on the town. But when the radio authority sends a defector van to close down transmission, he is caught up in a conflict of loyalties.
5. No Man Is an Island
8.0Aired 21 April 1996 • 60 min
Personal crisis takes Hamish to a remote island from which he intends never to return. But he is not alone. Meanwhile, his absence from Lochdubh is keenly felt when his over-zealous replacement makes himself a nuisance.
6. The Lochdubh Deluxe
6.0Aired 28 April 1996 • 60 min
A family feud at the funeral parlour comes to a head. It is suggested that space aliens have snatched a body from the local burial ground.