Brian Blair

**Brian Blair** was the husband of **Isabel Blair** and the father of **Jimmy Blair**. He was played by **Kenneth Watson** between November 1980 and May 1989, returning for a guest stint from January to February 1990, and appeared in 531 episodes**.**

## **Biography**

Brian Blair, the husband of Isabel, served ten years of a life sentence for murdering a waitress at the Auchtarne Arms. At the time, Isabel had rejected him, blaming him for the fact that her second pregnancy had to be terminated by a hysterectomy. Because of Isabel's rejection Brian formed a liaison with the waitress who threatened to blackmail him by telling Isabel of their affair. Brian was fearful of Isabel's mental condition and, to save her, he murdered the girl and said nothing at his trial about the circumstances.

The Blair temper has always been evident in Brian, and when he was released on licence, he lived under the constant threat of being recalled to serve the remainder of his sentence at the slightest sign of trouble, real of imagined. Because he was released on licence it was difficult for him to find any kind of gainful employment in Glendarroch. Eventually he went to London to help his sister-in-law, Helen Blair , look after her younger daughter, Sandra, who had got caught up in the drugs scene.

Brian found that, working voluntarily at the rehabilitation centre Sandra attended, he was accepted by the inmates when they heard of his past as an anti-establishment figure and he was able to relate to them and help them in a really meaningful way. When he was offered a full-time, paid job at the centre he accepted it and asked Isabel to come south to join him. But Isabel refused to leave Glendarroch, so the two, who had been childhood sweethearts, drifted apart.

## **Appearances:**

### **1980 - 15 episodes**

* Thu 27 Nov
* Tue 16 Dec
* Tue 2 Dec
* Thu 18 Dec
* Thu 4 Dec
* Mon 22 Dec
* Tue 9 Dec
* Wed 24 Dec
* Thu 11 Dec
* Wed 31 Dec

### **1981 - 45 episodes**

* Thu 16 Apr
* Tue 5 May
* Thu 21 May
* Tue 9 Jun
* Thu 2 Jul
* Tue 20 Oct
* Tue 17 Nov
* Thu 3 Dec
* Tue 21 Apr
* Thu 7 May
* Tue 26 May
* Thu 18 Jun
* Tue 6 Oct
* Thu 22 Oct
* Thu 19 Nov
* Tue 8 Dec
* Thu 23 Apr
* Tue 12 May
* Thu 28 May
* Tue 23 Jun
* Thu 8 Oct
* Tue 27 Oct
* Tue 24 Nov
* Thu 10 Dec
* Tue 28 Apr
* Thu 14 May
* Tue 2 Jun
* Thu 25 Jun
* Tue 13 Oct
* Tue 10 Nov
* Thu 26 Nov
* Tue 15 Dec
* Thu 30 Apr
* Tue 19 May
* Thu 4 Jun
* Tue 30 Jun
* Thu 15 Oct
* Thu 12 Nov
* Tue 1 Dec
* Thu 17 Dec

### **1982 - 51 episodes**

* Thu 28 Jan
* Tue 16 Feb
* Tue 16 Mar
* Thu 2 Sep
* Tue 21 Sep
* Tue 12 Oct
* Thu 28 Oct
* Thu 18 Nov
* Tue 7 Dec
* Thu 23 Dec
* Tue 2 Feb
* Thu 18 Feb
* Thu 18 Mar
* Tue 7 Sep
* Tue 28 Sep
* Thu 14 Oct
* Tue 2 Nov
* Tue 23 Nov
* Thu 9 Dec
* Thu 4 Feb
* Tue 23 Feb
* Tue 24 Aug
* Thu 9 Sep
* Thu 30 Sep
* Tue 19 Oct
* Thu 4 Nov
* Thu 25 Nov
* Tue 14 Dec
* Tue 9 Feb
* Thu 25 Feb
* Thu 26 Aug
* Tue 14 Sep
* Tue 5 Oct
* Thu 21 Oct
* Tue 9 Nov
* Tue 30 Nov
* Thu 16 Dec
* Thu 11 Feb
* Tue 2 Mar
* Tue 31 Aug
* Thu 16 Sep
* Thu 7 Oct
* Tue 26 Oct
* Tue 16 Nov
* Thu 2 Dec
* Tue 21 Dec

### **1983 - 46 episodes**

* Thu 21 Jul
* Thu 18 Aug
* Tue 6 Sep
* Thu 22 Sep
* Tue 11 Oct
* Tue 1 Nov
* Thu 17 Nov
* Tue 6 Dec
* Thu 22 Dec
* Tue 2 Aug
* Tue 23 Aug
* Thu 8 Sep
* Tue 27 Sep
* Thu 13 Oct
* Thu 3 Nov
* Tue 22 Nov
* Thu 8 Dec
* Thu 4 Aug
* Thu 25 Aug
* Tue 13 Sep
* Thu 29 Sep
* Tue 18 Oct
* Tue 8 Nov
* Thu 24 Nov
* Tue 13 Dec
* Thu 11 Aug
* Tue 30 Aug
* Thu 15 Sep
* Tue 4 Oct
* Tue 25 Oct
* Thu 10 Nov
* Tue 29 Nov
* Thu 15 Dec
* Tue 16 Aug
* Thu 1 Sep
* Tue 20 Sep
* Thu 6 Oct
* Thu 27 Oct
* Tue 15 Nov
* Thu 1 Dec
* Tue 20 Dec

### **1984 - 49 episodes**

* Thu 19 Jan
* Tue 7 Feb
* Thu 23 Feb
* Tue 13 Mar
* Tue 11 Sep
* Tue 2 Oct
* Thu 18 Oct
* Thu 15 Nov
* Tue 4 Dec
* Tue 24 Jan
* Thu 9 Feb
* Tue 28 Feb
* Thu 15 Mar
* Thu 13 Sep
* Thu 4 Oct
* Tue 23 Oct
* Tue 20 Nov
* Thu 6 Dec
* Thu 26 Jan
* Tue 14 Feb
* Thu 1 Mar
* Tue 20 Mar
* Thu 20 Sep
* Tue 9 Oct
* Thu 25 Oct
* Thu 22 Nov
* Tue 18 Dec
* Tue 31 Jan
* Thu 16 Feb
* Tue 6 Mar
* Tue 4 Sep
* Tue 25 Sep
* Thu 11 Oct
* Tue 30 Oct
* Tue 27 Nov
* Thu 20 Dec
* Thu 2 Feb
* Tue 21 Feb
* Thu 8 Mar
* Thu 6 Sep
* Thu 27 Sep
* Tue 16 Oct
* Tue 13 Nov
* Thu 29 Nov

### **1985 - 65 episodes**

* Thu 24 Jan
* Tue 14 May
* Thu 30 May
* Tue 18 Jun
* Tue 9 Jul
* Thu 25 Jul
* Tue 20 Aug
* Thu 5 Sep
* Tue 24 Sep
* Thu 10 Oct
* Tue 29 Oct
* Thu 14 Nov
* Tue 29 Jan
* Thu 16 May
* Tue 4 Jun
* Thu 20 Jun
* Thu 11 Jul
* Tue 30 Jul
* Thu 22 Aug
* Tue 10 Sep
* Thu 26 Sep
* Tue 15 Oct
* Thu 31 Oct
* Tue 19 Nov
* Thu 31 Jan
* Tue 21 May
* Thu 6 Jun
* Tue 25 Jun
* Tue 16 Jul
* Thu 1 Aug
* Tue 27 Aug
* Thu 12 Sep
* Tue 1 Oct
* Thu 17 Oct
* Tue 5 Nov
* Thu 21 Nov
* Tue 5 Feb
* Thu 23 May
* Tue 11 Jun
* Thu 27 Jun
* Thu 18 Jul
* Tue 13 Aug
* Thu 29 Aug
* Tue 17 Sep
* Thu 3 Oct
* Tue 22 Oct
* Thu 7 Nov
* Tue 26 Nov
* Thu 7 Feb
* Tue 28 May
* Thu 13 Jun
* Thu 4 Jul
* Tue 23 Jul
* Thu 15 Aug
* Tue 3 Sep
* Thu 19 Sep
* Tue 8 Oct
* Thu 24 Oct
* Tue 12 Nov
* Thu 28 Nov

### **1986 - 72 episodes**

* Tue 1 Apr
* Thu 17 Apr
* Tue 13 May
* Thu 29 May
* Tue 17 Jun
* Thu 10 Jul
* Tue 29 Jul
* Thu 21 Aug
* Tue 9 Sep
* Thu 25 Sep
* Tue 21 Oct
* Tue 11 Nov
* Thu 27 Nov
* Tue 16 Dec
* Thu 3 Apr
* Tue 22 Apr
* Thu 15 May
* Tue 3 Jun
* Thu 19 Jun
* Tue 15 Jul
* Thu 7 Aug
* Tue 26 Aug
* Thu 11 Sep
* Thu 2 Oct
* Tue 28 Oct
* Thu 13 Nov
* Tue 2 Dec
* Thu 18 Dec
* Tue 8 Apr
* Thu 1 May
* Tue 20 May
* Thu 5 Jun
* Tue 1 Jul
* Thu 17 Jul
* Tue 12 Aug
* Thu 28 Aug
* Tue 16 Sep
* Thu 9 Oct
* Thu 30 Oct
* Tue 18 Nov
* Thu 4 Dec
* Thu 10 Apr
* Tue 6 May
* Thu 22 May
* Tue 10 Jun
* Thu 3 Jul
* Tue 22 Jul
* Thu 14 Aug
* Tue 2 Sep
* Thu 18 Sep
* Tue 14 Oct
* Tue 4 Nov
* Thu 20 Nov
* Tue 9 Dec
* Tue 15 Apr
* Thu 8 May
* Tue 27 May
* Thu 12 Jun
* Tue 8 Jul
* Thu 24 Jul
* Tue 19 Aug
* Thu 4 Sep
* Tue 23 Sep
* Thu 16 Oct
* Thu 6 Nov
* Tue 25 Nov
* Thu 11 Dec

### **1987 - 70 episodes**

* Thu 19 Mar
* Tue 14 Apr
* Thu 30 Apr
* Tue 19 May
* Tue 16 Jun
* Tue 14 Jul
* Thu 30 Jul
* Tue 18 Aug
* Thu 17 Sep
* Thu 22 Oct
* Tue 10 Nov
* Thu 3 Dec
* Tue 21 Dec
* Tue 24 Mar
* Thu 16 Apr
* Tue 5 May
* Tue 2 Jun
* Thu 18 Jun
* Thu 16 Jul
* Tue 4 Aug
* Thu 20 Aug
* Tue 22 Sep
* Tue 27 Oct
* Thu 12 Nov
* Tue 8 Dec
* Thu 24 Dec
* Tue 31 Mar
* Tue 21 Apr
* Thu 7 May
* Thu 4 Jun
* Tue 23 Jun
* Tue 21 Jul
* Thu 6 Aug
* Tue 25 Aug
* Thu 24 Sep
* Thu 29 Oct
* Thu 19 Nov
* Thu 10 Dec
* Tue 29 Dec
* Tue 7 Apr
* Thu 23 Apr
* Tue 12 May
* Tue 9 Jun
* Thu 25 Jun
* Thu 23 Jul
* Tue 11 Aug
* Thu 10 Sep
* Tue 29 Sep
* Tue 3 Nov
* Tue 24 Nov
* Tue 15 Dec
* Thu 31 Dec 1
* Thu 9 Apr
* Tue 28 Apr
* Thu 14 May
* Thu 11 Jun
* Thu 9 Jul
* Tue 28 Jul
* Thu 13 Aug
* Tue 15 Sep
* Thu 1 Oct
* Thu 5 Nov
* Tue 1 Dec
* Thu 17 Dec
* Thu 31 Dec 2

### **1988 - 89 episodes**

* Fri 22 Jan
* Tue 9 Feb
* Fri 26 Feb
* Tue 22 Mar
* Fri 8 Apr
* Fri 29 Apr
* Tue 17 May
* Tue 7 Jun
* Fri 1 Jul
* Tue 26 Jul
* Tue 16 Aug
* Fri 2 Sep
* Fri 23 Sep
* Tue 11 Oct
* Fri 28 Oct
* Tue 15 Nov
* Tue 6 Dec
* Tue 26 Jan
* Fri 12 Feb
* Tue 1 Mar
* Fri 25 Mar
* Tue 12 Apr
* Tue 3 May
* Fri 20 May
* Tue 14 Jun
* Tue 5 Jul
* Fri 29 Jul
* Fri 19 Aug
* Tue 6 Sep
* Tue 26 Sep
* Fri 14 Oct
* Tue 1 Nov
* Fri 18 Nov
* Tue 13 Dec
* Fri 29 Jan
* Tue 16 Feb
* Fri 4 Mar
* Tue 29 Mar
* Fri 15 Apr
* Fri 6 May
* Tue 24 May
* Fri 17 Jun
* Tue 12 Jul
* Tue 2 Aug
* Tue 23 Aug
* Fri 9 Sep
* Fri 30 Sep
* Tue 18 Oct
* Fri 4 Nov
* Fri 25 Nov
* Tue 20 Dec
* Tue 2 Feb
* Fri 19 Feb
* Tue 8 Mar
* Fri 1 Apr
* Tue 19 Apr
* Tue 10 May
* Tue 31 May
* Tue 21 Jun
* Tue 19 Jul
* Tue 9 Aug
* Fri 26 Aug
* Tue 12 Sep
* Tue 4 Oct
* Fri 21 Oct
* Tue 8 Nov
* Tue 29 Nov
* Fri 23 Dec
* Fri 5 Feb
* Tue 23 Feb
* Tue 15 Mar
* Tue 5 Apr
* Tue 26 Apr
* Fri 13 May
* Fri 3 Jun
* Fri 24 Jun
* Fri 22 Jul
* Fri 12 Aug
* Tue 30 Aug
* Fri 16 Sep
* Fri 7 Oct
* Tue 25 Oct
* Fri 11 Nov
* Fri 2 Dec

### **1989 - 23 episodes**

* Fri 27 Jan
* Tue 7 Mar
* Fri 24 Mar
* Fri 28 Apr
* Tue 31 Jan
* Fri 10 Mar
* Tue 28 Mar
* Tue 16 May
* Tue 7 Feb
* Tue 14 Mar
* Fri 31 Mar
* Fri 19 May
* Tue 28 Feb
* Fri 17 Mar
* Fri 21 Apr
* Fri 3 Mar
* Tue 21 Mar
* Tue 25 Apr

## **References**

1. ↑ Elder, Michael (1990) *10 Years of Take the High Road*, Boxtree, London, p. 50-52