Hamish Macbeth is a series of mystery novels by M.C. Beaton that was turned into a TV series that ran from 1995 to 1997, starring Robert Carlyle. The series takes place in a small fishing village in the Northern part of Scotland, just like where my grandmother was born. Robert Carlyle plays a policeman that is the Constable of the village where interesting and weird things happen. Some actors in this series went on to bigger things. Shirley Henderson who played Isobel went on to portray Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films as well as Carlyle himself with Trainspotting and The Full Monty and Alistair Mackenzie that went on to star in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. This set includes all 3 seasons minus one episode “West Coast Story” presumably because of the extensive use of excerpts from the movie “West Side Story” and could not get the clearance to have it on DVD. The set also includes cast biographies and a behind the scenes featurette.
VIDEO
Excellent quality. There is also a Play All feature for every disc. Each episode runs approx 50 mins each.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also in Mono on the set.
Disc 1- 1. “The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery”
2. “A Pillar of the Community”-with Phyllida Law
3. “The Big Freeze”
Disc 2- 1. “Wee Jock’s Lament”
2. “A Bit of an Epic”
Disc 3- 1. “A Perfectly Simple Explanation”
2. “In Search of a Rose”-with Alistair Mackenzie
3. “Isobel Pulls it Off”
Disc 4- 1. “Radio Lochdubh”
2. “No Man Is An Island”-with Michael Mackenzie
3. “The Lochdubh Deluxe”-with Andrew Keir
Disc 5- 1. “The Honorable Policeman”
2. “Deferred Sentence”
3. “Lochdubh Assassin”
4. “The Good Thief”
Disc 6- 1. “The Trouble with Rory”
2. “More Than A Game”
3. “Destiny Pt 1”
4. “Destiny Pt 2”
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Good Morning with Anne and Nick-Hamish Macbeth- (04:54) 03/22/1996
Trailers to other BBC Shows
Disc 5: None
Disc 6: Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Trailers to other BBC Shows
Verdict
I enjoyed watching this series very much and would love to actually visit the location sometime!
Rating; *****!
VIDEO
Excellent quality. There is also a Play All feature for every disc. Each episode runs approx 50 mins each.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also in Mono on the set.
Disc 1- 1. “The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery”
2. “A Pillar of the Community”-with Phyllida Law
3. “The Big Freeze”
Disc 2- 1. “Wee Jock’s Lament”
2. “A Bit of an Epic”
Disc 3- 1. “A Perfectly Simple Explanation”
2. “In Search of a Rose”-with Alistair Mackenzie
3. “Isobel Pulls it Off”
Disc 4- 1. “Radio Lochdubh”
2. “No Man Is An Island”-with Michael Mackenzie
3. “The Lochdubh Deluxe”-with Andrew Keir
Disc 5- 1. “The Honorable Policeman”
2. “Deferred Sentence”
3. “Lochdubh Assassin”
4. “The Good Thief”
Disc 6- 1. “The Trouble with Rory”
2. “More Than A Game”
3. “Destiny Pt 1”
4. “Destiny Pt 2”
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Good Morning with Anne and Nick-Hamish Macbeth- (04:54) 03/22/1996
Trailers to other BBC Shows
Disc 5: None
Disc 6: Cast Biographies- (Text Only)
Trailers to other BBC Shows
Verdict
I enjoyed watching this series very much and would love to actually visit the location sometime!
Rating; *****!
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