7.5/10206 votes#1 - The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/1995
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 outwits his superiors when he makes a connection between the two mysteries.
Director: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Daniel Boyle
7.6/10181 votes#2 - A Pillar of the Community
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/1995
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. Hamish investigates when this unpopular, meddling newcomer, receives anonymous threats.
Director: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Stuart Hepburn
7.8/10157 votes#3 - The Big Freeze
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/1995
Major Maclean stages a robbery to make a false insurance claim. Before Hamish can settle things quietly, Inspector Bruce instigates a major surveillance operation.
Director: Patrick Lau
Writer: Dominic Minghella
8.4/10163 votes#4 - West Coast Story
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/1995
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.
Director: Ian Knox
Writer: Bryan Elsley
8.4/10176 votes#5 - Wee Jock's Lament
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/1995
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.
Director: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Daniel Boyle
7.8/10145 votes#6 - A Bit of an Epic
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/1995
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.
Director: Sid Roberson
Writer: Julian Spilsbury
The Best Episodes of Hamish Macbeth Season 1
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Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels...
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery" is the best rated episode of "Hamish Macbeth" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 206 votes. Directed by Nicholas Renton and written by Daniel Boyle, it aired on 3/26/1995. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Pillar of the Community".