The Stars
| Stars have
come and gone in the six years of filming the series - still
fondly remembered by many are Alistair Mackenzie (Archie),
Richard Briers (Hector), Dawn Steele (Lexie), Hamish Clark
(Duncan) and Julian Fellowes (Kilwillie). |
| Others with smaller
parts have come and gone, and the series has changed over the
last two seasons, but new on the scene are Lloyd Owen as Paul,
Simone Lahbib as Isobel, Martin Compston as 'enfant terrible'
Ewan, Rae Hendrie as Golly's daughter ........., |
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| Anthony Head as Chester
and, of course, the inimitable Tom Baker as Donald MacDonald.
Personally, I don't know which has given me the most enjoyment
this autumn - Tom Baker as Donald, or Tom Baker as the narrator
in 'Little Britain' ("of course, I was asked to be Prime
Minister, but it clashed with a voice over I was doing at the
time" or "I read a book once - it was called who on earth
is Tom Baker") ........ |
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| In series 6, well known
figures from other series have appeared in smaller roles - James
Fleet - Hugo Horton from the Vicar of Dibley - made a memorable
appearance, as did Robert Fyfe - Howard in Last of the Summer
Wine. Still going strong - though noticeably less frequently in
series six - is the supremely elegant and excellent Susan
Hampshire as Molly MacDonald, ..................... |
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| and a constant thread of
laconic highland character running through the entire series has
been the part of Golly. Sandy Morton - an absolute gentleman -
one of the nicest and at the same time most interesting people
you could ever hope to meet - has played the part beautifully.
After an earlier life in such parts as baddies and even a bent
copper in Taggart, Sandy has found a real change of pace with
the part of Golly and is evidently quite content with his lot. |
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