Monarch of the Glen (BBC Series)

The Laird of Glenbogle

Archie MacDonald (Alastair Mackenzie), a London restaurateur, is called home to his family's 40,000 acre Glenbogle estate in Scotland when it becomes apparent that his ecentric parents (Susan Hampshire, Richard Briers) cannot maintain economic viability and move into the 21st century.

While Archie thinks this is a temporary stint to get the property back on track, it proves to be a long project filled with drama, humor, and romance.

Archie's longtime London girlfriend Justine (Anna Wilson-Jones) tries hard to establish her "ownership" of Archie against the flirtatious cook Lexy (Dawn Steele) and the headstrong teacher, activist and Archie's childhood friend Katrina (Lorraine Pilkington). Golly, the estate's gilley (Alexander Morton), the chronically kilted estate handyman Duncan (Hamish Clark), and the neighboring estate's laird Kilwille (Julian Fellowes) help fill out the cast of regulars dor the first few seasons. Martin Compston appears as a regular later in the series.

I look forward to my weekend interludes with the Laird of Glenbogle and his entourage as much as I did when I was hooked on another BBC series, Ballykissangel.