Police constable Hamish Macbeth is baffled by two apparently unrelated mysteries: a huge quantity of table salt has been stolen from Rory Campbell's general store; and Geordie Robb, a local bully, is missing.

Hamish MacBeth

The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery

Newcomers to Lochdubh Vicky and Paul Jeffreys cause a stir: Vicky tries to put reluctant villagers back in touch with their Highland heritage, gradually alienating them.

A Pillar of the Community

Major Maclean stages a robbery to make a false insurance claim. Before Hamish can settle things quietly, Inspector Bruce instigates a major surveillance operation.

The Big Freeze

Hamish sets out to expose the hypocrisy of a bank manager. Hamish is having financial troubles, and Rory Campbell bails him out; in return, Hamish agrees to take part in Lochdubh's amateur production of West Side Story.

West Coast Story

A strange premonition, two escaped convicts on the run who injure Hamish's dog, Wee Jock, lead Hamish on a quest for revenge. TV John rounds up a posse to prevent Hamish from doing something he'll regret.

Wee Jock's Lament

On a mountain trek led by Colonel Don Maxwell, Hamish advises caution once the climbers have reached their goal, but Maxwell urges them on into a dangerous situation.

A Bit of an Epic

Pluto

A Glasgow alley-way: 14-year-old Frankie Bryce moves swiftly, anxious of pursuit. Urgently, he beckons to his 22-year-old aunt, Jean Foley, who is working in the window of a hairdressers' salon.

The Lochdubh Assassin

Tongues are set wagging in Lochdubh, when the laird, Major MaClean, returns from holiday in Italy with a woman in tow, the glamorous and sensual Fiona McLeod.

The Honourable Policeman

Hamish goes on holiday to Laggan-Laggan Island and finds lodgings at St. Columba's, the home of FR. Mcphail, a Catholic priest, and his vociferous Protestant lodger, Enoch McDuff.

Deferred Sentence

The Stag Bar regulars are frantically placing bets on Frankie Bryce to win the Willie McGraw Memorial Trophy, in the annual singing competition between Lochdubh and the neighboring village, Dunbracken.

The Good Thief

Peter, the fireman, puts Rory, Lachlan, Barney, and TV John through their paces in training for the reserve fire team. The latter three do well enough, but Rory is given a hard time.

The Trouble with Rory

Lachlan, a hard taskmaster, is particularly harsh on Lachie Jnr. When Lachie mutters that it's only a game, Lachlan roars with indignation, invoking the proud history of the sport.

More Than a Game

South America: One-legged, one-eyed, hook-armed, Kenneth Mclver, long-lost (and notoriously accident-prone) brother of TV John, is sprung from a seedy jail by Torquil Farquar Mcfarquar, international businessman.

Destiny, Part 1

Sitting up late at night, tending an ashen-faced Lachlan, Doc discovers an article about Ava in a copy of The Lancet: an account of the pain-killing potential of hypnotism.

Destiny, Part 2

Hamish is a young policeman, whose beat is the apparently sleepy village of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands. However, bizarre cases have a habit of coming his way, and, despite his laid-back style, Hamish has a shrewd knack of solving them.

The Lochdubh Assassin

Full Episodes

Season 3, 8 episodes