Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth is the police constable of the town of Lochdubh in Scotland and the main protagonist of the M.C. Beaton book series and it's BBC television adaption of the same name which ran for three series from 1995 to 1997.
In the books Hamish was the eldest child of two crofters and had six younger brothers and sisters. He owned two dogs, first one called Towser and the second one was called Lugs. He also owned several sheep, chickens and a tamed wildcat named Sonsie.
In the TV series, Hamish owned a West Highland terrier named Wee Jock who sadly had to be put down after being ran over in the episode Wee Jock's Lament. Later in the same episode, Hamish was given another Westie whom he named Jock supposedly in the former's memory.
In the TV series he is played by Robert Carlyle (who also played Gaz Schofield).
==Early life==
In the books, Hamish is the eldest of seven with him having three brothers and three sisters and his parents are crofters. Whilst in the tv series Hamish says that he was born in Lochdubh but moved with his family to Glasgow at a young age but moved back to Lochdubh after he joined the police force.
==Love life==
In the books, Hamish had a on-off relationship with Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, the daughter of a wealthy local land owner. However, the relationship ends in a broken engagement, thereafter, his luck with women including a reporter named Elspeth Grant, is poor.
In the TV series Hamish had two love interests there was Alexandra "Alex" McLean and Isobel Sunderland who in turn had feelings for him. Alex later broke up with Hamish in the episode Radio Lochdubh after learning that he no longer had romantic feelings for her and was now in love with Isobel. She then attempted to drive out of Lochdubh but the van she was driving got stuck in mud near the edge of a steep hillside and when she tried to get it out she slipped and fell down the hillside to her death. Isobel left Lochdubh after getting a reporter job in Glasgow but later returned and started a relationship with Hamish in the series three finale Destiny Part 2 where she is also revealed to be pregnant.
==Appearance==
In the books, Hamish is described as being tall and thin with hazel brown eyes and fiery red hair. In the TV series, he is of averaged height with dark brown eyes and has short brown hair.
==Gallery==
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