Hamish Macbeth — 1995-1997 · 3 seasons · 20 eps

★ 7.8

Hamish Macbeth

Name: Hamish Macbeth
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1995
Rating: 7.8

1995-1997 3 seasons 20 episodes

★ 7.8 (2,770 votes) Top 36%

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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.

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#1 8.5

S1E5 Wee Jock's Lament

Distraught over his dog's death, Hamish charges after the two men responsible. Sure that he means murder, the men of Lochdubh try to reach him first.

S1E4 8.4

West Coast Story

While multiple Lochdubh have issues with the local bank manager, Hamish ends up in a local production of West Side Story which has some parallels to relationships in his own village.

S2E5 8.4

No Man Is an Island

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...

4. S3E3 "The Lochdubh Assassin" 8.4
5. S3E1 "The Honourable Policeman" 8.3
6. S2E4 "Radio Lochdubh" 8.0
7. S2E6 "The Lochdubh Deluxe" 8.0
8. S1E3 "The Big Freeze" 7.9
9. S1E6 "A Bit of an Epic" 7.8
10. S2E2 "In Search of a Rose" 7.8

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S2E1 7.1

A Perfectly Simple Explanation

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.

19. S3E7 "Destiny: Part 1" 7.3
18. S3E5 "The Trouble with Rory" 7.5
17. S3E2 "Deferred Sentence" 7.6
16. S1E1 "The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery" 7.6

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9 Standouts

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9 Hidden Gems

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Top Standout: S1E5 Wee Jock's Lament

Most Infamous: S2E1 A Perfectly Simple Explanation

Best Hidden Gem: S3E3 The Lochdubh Assassin

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