Format	Drama/Comedy
Created by	Michael Chaplin
Starring	Alastair Mackenzie Dawn Steele Susan Hampshire Lloyd Owen Richard Briers Alexander Morton Hamish Clark Julian Fellowes Lorraine Pilkington Martin Compston Rae Hendrie Tom Baker
Country of origin	Scotland
No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Michael Chaplin (born 1951 County Durham) is an English television writer and executive Alastair Mackenzie is a Scottish actor He was born in 1970 in Trinafour, near Perth and educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire Dawn Anne Steele (born 11 December 1975 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actress Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966 is a British actor of Welsh descent Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio This article is about Alexander Morton the actor For the footballer Alexander Morten see here. Hamish Clark was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. He is a Scottish actor famous for playing the part of Duncan McKay in the BBC Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes DL (born 17 August 1949 in Cairo, Egypt) known as Julian Fellowes, was an actor Lorraine Pilkington (born January 1, 1975) is an Irish actress from Dublin, who is best known for her role as Katrina Findlay on Monarch Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor He is perhaps most notable for his role as Liam in Sweet Sixteen, and for his Rae Hendrie (born 1977 in Selkirk) is a Scottish Actress most famous for her role as Jess Mackenzie Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.  of episodes	64 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Barbara McKissack Douglas Rae Gaynor Holmes
Running time	approx. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Monarch of the Glen. 50 mins. (per episode, series 1-3), approx. 60 mins. (per episode, series 4-7)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	27 February 2000 – 23 October 2005
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

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The series was created by Michael Chaplin and produced by Nick Pitt, Paddy Higson, Jeremy Gwilt, Stephen Garwood and Rob Bullock. Michael Chaplin (born 1951 County Durham) is an English television writer and executive The show saw many directors, most notably Edward Bennett, Richard Signy, Rick Stroud and Robert Knights; and many writers including Chaplin, Niall Leonard, John Martin Johnson, Leslie Stewart and Jeremy Front. The series premiered in February 2000, and its seventh and final series was broadcast from September 2005 until October 2005 - with 64 episodes in total.

Monarch of the Glen is loosely based on Compton Mackenzie's Highland Novels, which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie ( January 17, 1883, West Hartlepool, England – November 30, 1972 in Edinburgh The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The first book in the series is called The Monarch of the Glen (with a conscious reference to the famous Landseer stag painting). Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA ( March 7, 1802 in London – October 1 1873) was an English painter, The television drama has been heavily criticised for its "liberty-taking", particularly as Mackenzie, a co-founder of the Scottish National Party, was satirising the pretences of Scotland's thoroughly anglicised nobility. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime The first five series of Monarch of the Glen told the story of young restaurateur, Archie MacDonald, trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, starring Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire and Dawn Steele, whilst the final two series of the show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton and, once again, Susan Hampshire. The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous Alastair Mackenzie is a Scottish actor He was born in 1970 in Trinafour, near Perth and educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many Dawn Anne Steele (born 11 December 1975 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actress Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966 is a British actor of Welsh descent Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. This article is about Alexander Morton the actor For the footballer Alexander Morten see here. Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many

History

Monarch of the Glen was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings on BBC One, usually at 20. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 00 GMT (repeats of the series are shown on UKTV Drama). Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Filming took between six and eight months per series in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands. Monarch Country refers to the area of the Scottish Highlands featured in the BBC One drama series Monarch of the Glen. The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous Seven series, totalling 64 episodes (including a Hogmanay Special), were filmed. Hogmanay ( pronounced &mdash with the main stress on the last syllable is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the The show's mixture of comedy and drama, its location, and cast appealed to countries all over the world, including the USA (BBC America and PBS), Australia (ABC), Canada (BBC Canada), Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Vietnam and Dubai. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Broadcasting Company was a consortium of entertainment interests which was formed in 1929 to supply Radio programs to the Australian radio market Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE The series is shown to more than 100 countries on BBC Prime, the BBC's 24-hour global entertainment channel, broadcast to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It is one of BBC America's most popular imports, despite only broadcasting the first six series. BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite Publicity in America has included front-page coverage on the Chicago Tribune,^[1] one of the top newspapers in the USA. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company Monarch of the Glen was Australia's most popular BBC drama in 2002 and 2003 ^[1] After ratings hit an all-time low in 2004, BBC bosses axed the show, but promised they would bring back many of the cast from earlier series for a fantastic series finale. The seventh and final series did bring back Richard Briers, Hamish Clark and Julian Fellowes^[2] as promised by the BBC, but the reunion didn't include Archie or Lexie. Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio Hamish Clark was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. He is a Scottish actor famous for playing the part of Duncan McKay in the BBC Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes DL (born 17 August 1949 in Cairo, Egypt) known as Julian Fellowes, was an actor

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Series synopses

Series 1

Archie MacDonald, trying to carve a living out of the London restaurant he runs with his girlfriend Justine, is called back to his Highland home, to the bed of his dying father, Hector. When he arrives, however, Archie finds that the idea of his dying father was just a ploy by his dotty mother, Molly, to get him to Scotland and tell him face to face that he has inherited his father's large estate and castle, Glenbogle. Archie faces a tough decision: whether to help the debt-ridden Glenbogle, or to return to Justine in London. Archie meets the local school headteacher, Katrina Finlay, and finds he is set to have a love-hate relationship with her. The feisty staff of Glenbogle -- Lexie, Golly and Duncan -- prove hard to handle, and his eccentric parents are difficult. To please all, Archie faces a challenge to save Glenbogle.

Series 2

After his split with Justine, Archie finally knows where his future lies - at Glenbogle. With a relationship with Katrina set to bloom, Archie faces obstacles: with his new Head Ranger, Fergal MacClure who has also taken a shine to Katrina, and with Lexie, who seems to have her own eye on the Laird. Hector and Molly face problems, too, as their daughter Lizzie comes, heavily pregnant, to Glenbogle. Hector must visit an old flame, whilst Golly faces a battle with Fergal to keep Duncan as his friend and assistant. Archie once again has a challenge on his hands to save his childhood home and to please all who live there.

The original Monarch of the Glen cast. From left: Lexie, Katrina, Archie, Golly, Molly, Duncan, Hector.

Series 3

Glenbogle has finally lost control of its debts, and the bank, Lascelles, sends Stella Moon to take over the estate as financial controller. The hard and stubborn Stella proves difficult to handle, so Archie seeks solace with Lexie, after his split with Katrina. Duncan also faces romantic problems. Hector's and Molly's relationship goes through bad patches as Molly realises that Hector is spending more time with his chum Kilwillie than with her. Golly is reunited with his daughter after many years, and local entrepreneur Stuart McKintosh tries to take land from under the MacDonalds' feet. Archie faces difficulties in juggling his work, his family, and his love life as he loses ultimate control of Glenbogle.

Series 4

Lexie struggles to become the new Lady of Glenbogle after her marriage to Archie. Molly tries to come to terms with being a widow after Hector's death and finds she has a suitor in the shape of new neighbour, Andrew. Archie is horrified to learn that his father once had an affair and that a child was produced -- and that the child, Paul, is now coming to Glenbogle. Golly is devastated to find that Duncan is romantically involved with new housekeeper, Irene, but Duncan himself is horrified to find that Irene is set to have a child. Archie must deal with his father's astronomical death duties and finds that he has some competition for the Lairdship of Glenbogle.

Series 5

Glenbogle's financial problems are finally over, and Archie starts to find that he has cold feet and wonders whether his future lies in Glenbogle. Paul returns to Glenbogle to start afresh but is treated like dirt by the locals. Molly wonders whether she is in love after her relationship with Andrew starts to blossom. Golly's daughter, Jess, comes to live in Glenbogle. Duncan finds a new girlfriend in Kilwillie's niece Hermione, and Paul finds that he has some admirers in the glen. Lexie wonders whether she has what it takes to be Laird after Archie leaves Glenbogle to climb a mountain with Lizzie in honour of their late father.

Series 6

Paul becomes Laird of Glenbogle after Lexie and Archie move to New Zealand, but he falls in love with Lexie when she comes back to Glenbogle temporarily. Ewan sets up a pirate radio station in the glen, and forms a friendship with Paul's uncle Donald, who comes back to his childhood home under a curfew order. Golly falls in love with new dancing teacher, Meg, but wonders whether he is too old to have a relationship. Jess tries to come to terms with Duncan's departure from the glen, as Molly's relationship with Golly comes to pieces. Paul tries to decide who he really loves after new arrivals threaten a possible love interest - a new farmer, Isobel.

Series 7

Paul becomes close to a local shepherdess, Iona McLean, but his romantic dreams are dashed when Iona's former fiancé arrives in the glen. Ewan wonders whether to stay with girlfriend, Zoe, when he takes a shine to Paul's goddaughter, Amy. Molly becomes a mother-like figure to Golly's new son, Cameron, after the death of Meg. Jess tries to prove herself to her father when she starts to feel that Golly does not care about her. Donald wonders whether to go to a retirement home when he starts to feel his age. Glenbogle is threatened with closure after Paul realises that the financial problems that once plagued the estate are slowly returning.

Cast

Regular cast

The following is a list of the regular cast of Monarch of the Glen who were credited in the opening credits of the show (in appearance order).

Recurring roles

The following is a list, in order of appearance, of actors who were in three or more episodes of Monarch of the Glen as the same character but who were not credited as a regular in the opening titles of the show. Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio Hector Naismith MacDonald, MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many Molly MacDonald is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Alastair Mackenzie is a Scottish actor He was born in 1970 in Trinafour, near Perth and educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lorraine Pilkington (born January 1, 1975) is an Irish actress from Dublin, who is best known for her role as Katrina Findlay on Monarch Katrina Finlay is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. This article is about Alexander Morton the actor For the footballer Alexander Morten see here. Golly Mackenzie is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Dawn Anne Steele (born 11 December 1975 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actress Alexandra 'Lexie' MacDonald (nee McTavish is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen Hamish Clark was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. He is a Scottish actor famous for playing the part of Duncan McKay in the BBC Duncan McKay is a fictional character in the BBC Scottish drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes DL (born 17 August 1949 in Cairo, Egypt) known as Julian Fellowes, was an actor Angus Errol Sharon Earl Kilwillie is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966 is a British actor of Welsh descent Paul Bowman-MacDonald is a Fictional character in the BBC1 Scottish TV series Monarch of the Glen. Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl (born 6 February, 1965 in Stirling, Scotland) is a Scottish Actress, popular for Isobel Anderson is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor He is perhaps most notable for his role as Liam in Sweet Sixteen, and for his Ewan Brodie is a fictional character in the BBC Scottish drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Rae Hendrie (born 1977 in Selkirk) is a Scottish Actress most famous for her role as Jess Mackenzie Jessica 'Jess' Mackenzie is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. Donald Ulysses MacDonald is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Kirsty Loretta Mitchell (born June 28 1974 is a Scottish actress Kellyanne Farquhar is a Scottish television actress She joined the cast of the BBC 's Monarch of the Glen for its final series starring as Amy McDougal is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen.

Notable guest stars

The following are famous actors who have appeared as guest stars in one or two episodes of Monarch of the Glen, alongside (in brackets) their character name on the show (in appearance order). Karen Westwood is a Scottish Actress most famous for her role as Meg Paterson in BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lucy Akhurst (b 18 November 1975 in London) is an English actress who has been working mainly in television since the 1990s Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February, 1954) is an English Actor and Musician who has appeared in Theatre, Television

Abigail Cruttenden (Lizzie MacDonald (I)), Julia Haworth (Janice), Phillip Whitchurch (Mr. Abigail Cruttenden (born 1969 is an English Actress. Born into a stage family her grandmother Cynthia Coatts runs the Rosslyn School of Dance and Drama in London Julia Louise Haworth (born 27 July 1979 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) is an English Actress best known Brown), Serena Gordon (Mary), Phil McCall (Tosh McKellen), Sam Graham (Reverend Mitchell), Benjamin Whitrow (Terry 'Toad' McLean), Olga Sosnovska (Marie-Helene), James Murray (Jeff Ramsden), Phyllida Law (Professor Isobel Hogg), Leslie Phillips (Louis Grimshaw), Charles Edwards (David Fraser), Hugh Ross (Greg MacDonald), Saskia Wickham (Lizzie MacDonald (III)), Robin Hooper (Ian Body), Steven Elder (Alex Faversham), Robert Fyfe (Jackie McIntyre), James Fleet (Phillip Liel 'Liam' Forester), Michael Cochrane (Colonel Ford), Matthew Marsh (Viktor Zinchenko), Ruth Millar (Catriona Zinchenko), Clive Russell (Peter Finlay). Olga Sosnovska (Sosnowska (born May 21, 1972 in Wieluń) is a Polish -born UK/US-based actress James Murray (born 22 January, 1975) is an English Actor. Filmography After a childhood appearance in Shoestring Phyllida Ann Law who divorced after World War II. She was married to Eric Thompson until his death in 1982 Leslie Samuel Phillips, CBE (born 20 April 1924) is a BAFTA -nominated English Actor, best known for his comedy roles Charles Edwards (born 1 October 1969, Haslemere, Surrey) is an English Actor, the youngest of four brothers in his Hugh Ross may refer to Hugh McGregor Ross, computing pioneer and specialist in the Gospel of Thomas Hugh Ross (clergyman (c Saskia Wickham (born London, 14 January 1967) is a British actress best known for playing Dr Robert Fyfe is a Scottish -born Actor, who has appeared as Howard on the British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine since 1985 James Fleet (born 1954 is a British actor He is most famous for his roles as the bumbling and well-meaning Tom in the 1994 British Romantic comedy film Michael Cochrane is a British actor who specialises in playing upper-class characters sometimes with a suaveness that hides their villainy Clive Russell (born December 7, 1945) is a British actor Russell was born in Hampshire, England and raised in Fife, Scotland

For a detailed list of the Monarch of the Glen cast, please click here. The following table details the cast members of the television drama Monarch of the Glen over its seven series

DVD releases

Monarch of the Glen has been released on DVD in the UK and USA only on Region 2 and 1 respectively. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the UK, series 1, 2 and 7 were released in one set, and series 3-6 in two sets - each set containing two discs. Acorn Media produced the original DVDs, but in 2006 a box-set featuring all seven series on 22 discs was produced by the BBC themselves. The Acorn Media DVDs, featured special features such as an exclusive interview with Susan Hampshire, photo galleries, production notes and filmographies. Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many The BBC box-set only featured a making-of show entitled The Last Monarch, which was broadcast on BBC Scotland before the series finale on 23 October 2005. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The USA Region 1 DVDs are produced by BBC Warner.

See also

• List of episodes
• Monarch Country

References

External links

• Monarch of the Glen at bbc.co.uk
• Monarch of the Glen at the Internet Movie Database