Minor characters in Monarch of the Glen
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The following is a list of minor fictional characters in the Scottish BBC
drama TV series Monarch of the Glen.
Lancelot Fleming - Simon Slater
Lancelot Fleming comes to Glenbogle on behalf of Lascelles Bank to close the Glenbogle Estate down after their huge debts. But Laird Archie MacDonald
has different ideas, he gets housekeeper Lexie McTavish
to use her looks and charm to convert Fleming's feelings about Glenbogle. Although Duncan McKay attempted to kill and drown Fleming, Lexie's flirting skills made Fleming give Archie more time to repay the banks debts. He returned later on in the series, and along with Duncan he was devastated to find that Archie shared a bed with Lexie in a train on the way back to Glenbogle from London. They all made up and in the next series Fleming and his fellow bank managers came to Glenbogle and went through a test of physicality. Fleming kissed Lexie and left his job as a bank manager to pursue his dream of professional piano playing.
PC Callum McIntyre - Gavin Mitchell
PC Callum McIntyre is the local police officer for Glenbogle, and the son of Molly MacDonald's brother Jolyon. PC Callum has dealt with Hector MacDonald
, Lord Kilwillie
and Donald MacDonald many times. He has also arrested Duncan McKay and Molly MacDonald
once.
Badger - Angus Lennie
Badger is Kilwillie
's loyal valet
. He helps Lord Kilwillie with clothes, baths and meals. Badger is a big supporter of toys in baths such as rubber ducks and rubber army boats. Lady Dorothy
dismissed Badger at the end of series five.
when the school was due to be closed down.
/ Hilary Maclean / Saskia Wickham
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' MacDonald is the daughter of Hector and Molly MacDonald
. She is known in Monarch of the Glen for her rows with her brother Archie MacDonald
. She had a daughter in series two, whom she called Martha MacDonald after her father's mother - Martha. In series five she returned to Glenbogle and persuaded Archie to climb a mountain in Nepal with her in honour of their late father. Archie accepted but had to temporarily leave his wife Lexie MacDonald behind.
, and the Head Ranger Duncan McKay. Martha appeared in two episodes - series two, episode seven as a baby and series five, episode six as a toddler.
Grandfather - Hector MacDonald
Grandmother - Molly MacDonald
Uncles - Archie MacDonald
, Jamie MacDonald and Paul Bowman (half-uncle)
Aunt - Lexie MacDonald
Jamie, son of Hector MacDonald
and Molly MacDonald
, drowned as a teenager. Jamie and his brother Archie
were playing with their dog on a boat in the loch when Archie started to rock the boat, the dog fell in and Jamie went in after it. The dog survived, but underwater Jamie got caught in reeds and eventually drowned. The police looked in the loch for six hours for him, and eventually found the dead teenager.
Jamie was seen in flashbacks in Series 1, Episode 3 and Series 4, Episode 4.
Alex Faversham - Steven Elder
Alex Faversham was Paul Bowman's army officer until Paul left the army. Alex joined the Ministry of Defence, and when a World War II fighter plane was found in the loch at Glenbogle, Alex thought it to be a great idea to take up the mission whilst seeing how Paul was. Alex tries his hardest to stick to the mission, and bets Paul he can find the pilot of the plane before Paul can. Neither of them find him/her until Isobel Anderson
's friend Irvine Taylor owns up. Alex quits his job at the MOD, and becomes estate factor at Glenbogle, trying to make everything make traditional, like Laird Paul wearing old clothes, Ewan
and Jess
respecting the Laird. No-one likes these changes, especially Isobel, who has Alex planning to cut down all the trees on her farm. Isobel and Alex kiss, but Isobel finds out about the trees and leaves him. Alex leaves Glenbogle admitting Paul was always better in the army than him, and that Paul is a natural leader.
. Pamela has been married several times. First of all to Alec McTavish, with whom she had Lexie, and also Eric Morton, the millionaire she is currently married to. In series two Pamela found out about Archie's new marriage facilities at Glenbogle and eventually married Eric. In series three Pamela returned to Glenbogle for Lexie and Archie's wedding. However Pamela tried taking over the ceremony and Lexie asked her to keep out of it, and things got even worse when Pamela offered to pay the late Hector MacDonald
's death duties. Archie accepted the offer making Lexie unhappy, and she ran away. But in the end (after a car/bus chase) Archie and Lexie decided to stay together. Pamela has not appeared since.
, it was presumed that Hector was the father of Katrina. But all was revealed when the Laird Archie MacDonald
visited an island with Katrina, and Harold revealed he was the father of Katrina. Katrina decided she didn't need another father, so she decided that Harold could be her uncle.
Fergal MacClure - Jason O'Mara
Fergal beats off competition from Golly Mackenzie
and Duncan McKay for the Head Ranger job, and beats Archie MacDonald
to the heart of Katrina Finlay
. At the end of the series, Fergal got a job in New Zealand
, and Katrina decided to go with him. But on the train to Edinburgh, Katrina got off the train and ran back to Glenbogle, breaking Fergal's heart. Fergal ran back to Glenbogle to try and sort things out with Katrina, but he could not find her. Even without Katrina, Fergal wanted the job in New Zealand, and carried on his journey.
Jackie MacIntyre - Robert Fyfe
His only appearance in Monarch of the Glen was in series six, episode six. Jackie is an elderly good friend of Donald MacDonald and used to be part of Donald's car crew when they were young. Jackie came to Glenbogle in series six for his stag-do, but realises he is too old. Jackie, Donald and nineteen year old chef Ewan Brodie
go to party at the Ghillie's Rest, but get a bit bored and end up at dancing at Meg Paterson
's dancing class! Jackie started to torment Donald about not having a girlfriend or wife, and the fact that it was Donald who was the famous one, and that he wasn't a very good driver anyway. Ewan sorted Jackie out, and they all became friends again. Jackie left Glenbogle a married man.
drama TV Series Monarch of the Glen. Zoë is played by Scottish actress Kari Corbett
.
Zoë is the bairmaid at The Ghillie's Rest - a pub in Glenbogle. Local lad Ewan Brodie
took a fancy to Zoë before the karaoke evening at the Ghillie's Rest and she took a fancy back!
Alan Smythe - Paul Goodwin
Alan Smythe is a fictional character
in the BBC
TV series Monarch of the Glen. Alan is played by Scottish
actor Paul Goodwin
.
Alan arrives at ex-girlfriend Katrina Finlay
's house in order to win back her heart, but she has already taken a fancy to Laird Archie MacDonald
. Paul took care of Katrina's case about her father - 'H'. But he became too formal and Katrina dealt with the matter herself. In order to ruin her chances with Archie, Alan ruins the annual Glenbogle Ball. However after this Katrina chucks Alan out. Alan returned to Glenbogle and helped Katrina with her local election
campaign, and whilst in a drunken state her proposed to her.
actress Ruth Millar
. Catriona come to Glenbogle in order to take Glenbogle off the hands of Paul Bowman-MacDonald and Molly MacDonald
, in order to have it for her astronaut husband and herself.
BBC
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drama TV series Monarch of the Glen.
Lancelot Fleming - Simon SlaterSimon SlaterSimon Slater, born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire is an English actor and composer. He was educated at Sedbergh School.He has been performing, playing and composing since his early teens and continued through university when he attended Goldsmiths College at the University of London.He plays...
Lancelot Fleming comes to Glenbogle on behalf of Lascelles Bank to close the Glenbogle Estate down after their huge debts. But Laird Archie MacDonaldArchie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
has different ideas, he gets housekeeper Lexie McTavish
Lexie MacDonald
Alexandra 'Lexie' MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lexie is played by Scottish actress Dawn Steele....
to use her looks and charm to convert Fleming's feelings about Glenbogle. Although Duncan McKay attempted to kill and drown Fleming, Lexie's flirting skills made Fleming give Archie more time to repay the banks debts. He returned later on in the series, and along with Duncan he was devastated to find that Archie shared a bed with Lexie in a train on the way back to Glenbogle from London. They all made up and in the next series Fleming and his fellow bank managers came to Glenbogle and went through a test of physicality. Fleming kissed Lexie and left his job as a bank manager to pursue his dream of professional piano playing.
PC Callum McIntyre - Gavin MitchellGavin Mitchell (actor)Gavin Mitchell is a Scottish actor and comedian.He is best known as Boaby the Barman in Scottish sitcom Still Game. He previously played the character of Winston in the stage show Still Game...
PC Callum McIntyre is the local police officer for Glenbogle, and the son of Molly MacDonald's brother Jolyon. PC Callum has dealt with Hector MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonald
Hector Naismith MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers.-Plot:...
, Lord Kilwillie
Kilwillie
Angus Errol Sharon, Earl Kilwillie is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Kilwillie is played by Egyptian-born British actor Julian Fellowes....
and Donald MacDonald many times. He has also arrested Duncan McKay and Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald, Lady of Glenbogle, is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Molly is played by English actress Susan Hampshire.-Character biography:...
once.
Series Details
- Series 3, Episodes 9 and 10.
- Series 5, Episodes 2 and 3.
- Series 6, Episodes 2, 5, 6 and 9.
- Series 7, Unknown, UNCONFIRMED.
Badger - Angus LennieAngus LennieAngus Lennie is a Scottish actor best known for his film appearance as Steve McQueen's friend Archibald Ives in the 1963 film The Great Escape. He was also known for being in the television soap opera Crossroads....
Badger is KilwillieKilwillie
Angus Errol Sharon, Earl Kilwillie is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Kilwillie is played by Egyptian-born British actor Julian Fellowes....
's loyal valet
Valet
Valet and varlet are terms for male servants who serve as personal attendants to their employer.- Word origins :In the Middle Ages, the valet de chambre to a ruler was a prestigious appointment for young men...
. He helps Lord Kilwillie with clothes, baths and meals. Badger is a big supporter of toys in baths such as rubber ducks and rubber army boats. Lady Dorothy
Lady Dorothy
Lady Dorothy is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Dorothy is played by actress Richenda Carey.Lady Dorothy Trumpington-Bonnet arrives in Kilwillie Castle after a messy relationship, and starts to annoy brother Lord Kilwillie. But when Lord Kilwillie leaves to travel the...
dismissed Badger at the end of series five.
Maureen MacLean - Carole Cassidy
Maureen MacLean is a teacher the Glenbogle School, she was nearly dismissed by headteacher Katrina FinlayKatrina Finlay
Katrina Finlay is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Glenbogle Headteacher Katrina is played by Irish actress Lorraine Pilkington....
when the school was due to be closed down.
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' MacDonald
Abigail CruttendenAbigail Cruttenden
Abigail Cruttenden is an English actress.Cruttenden played opposite Sean Bean as his character's onscreen wife Jane in several episodes of Sharpe. The couple wed in real life in 1997 and had a daughter, Evie. Three months later they started divorce proceedings, and divorced in 2000. In 2003,...
/ Hilary Maclean / Saskia Wickham
Saskia Wickham
Saskia Wickham is a British actress best known for playing Dr. Erica Matthews in the ITV television drama series Peak Practice between 1996 and 1998.She is daughter of the British actor Jeffrey Wickham....
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' MacDonald is the daughter of Hector and Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald, Lady of Glenbogle, is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Molly is played by English actress Susan Hampshire.-Character biography:...
. She is known in Monarch of the Glen for her rows with her brother Archie MacDonald
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
. She had a daughter in series two, whom she called Martha MacDonald after her father's mother - Martha. In series five she returned to Glenbogle and persuaded Archie to climb a mountain in Nepal with her in honour of their late father. Archie accepted but had to temporarily leave his wife Lexie MacDonald behind.
Family Details
- Father - Hector MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers.-Plot:...
- Mother - Molly MacDonald
- Brothers - Archie MacDonald, Jamie MacDonald and Paul Bowman-MacDonald (half-brother)
- Daughter - Martha MacDonald
Episode Details
- Series 1 - Episode 5 (Abigail Cruttenden)
- Series 2 - Episode 7 (Hilary Maclean)
- Series 5 - Episode 6 (Saskia Wickham)
Martha MacDonald
Martha MacDonald is the young daughter of Lizzie MacDonald. Martha is named after her great-grandmother - Martha. She has lots of fun at when at Glenbogle with the ghillie Golly MackenzieGolly Mackenzie
Golly Mackenzie is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Golly is played by Scottish actor Alexander 'Sandy' Morton....
, and the Head Ranger Duncan McKay. Martha appeared in two episodes - series two, episode seven as a baby and series five, episode six as a toddler.
Family Details
Mother - Lizzie MacDonaldGrandfather - Hector MacDonald
Hector MacDonald
Major-General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, also known as Fighting Mac , was a distinguished Victorian soldier....
Grandmother - Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald, Lady of Glenbogle, is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Molly is played by English actress Susan Hampshire.-Character biography:...
Uncles - Archie MacDonald
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
, Jamie MacDonald and Paul Bowman (half-uncle)
Aunt - Lexie MacDonald
Lexie MacDonald
Alexandra 'Lexie' MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lexie is played by Scottish actress Dawn Steele....
Jamie MacDonald
James 'Jamie' MacDonald is only ever seen in flashbacks and pictures in the series, and in the flashbacks he is played by an unknown actor.Jamie, son of Hector MacDonald
Hector MacDonald
Major-General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, also known as Fighting Mac , was a distinguished Victorian soldier....
and Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald, Lady of Glenbogle, is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Molly is played by English actress Susan Hampshire.-Character biography:...
, drowned as a teenager. Jamie and his brother Archie
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
were playing with their dog on a boat in the loch when Archie started to rock the boat, the dog fell in and Jamie went in after it. The dog survived, but underwater Jamie got caught in reeds and eventually drowned. The police looked in the loch for six hours for him, and eventually found the dead teenager.
Jamie was seen in flashbacks in Series 1, Episode 3 and Series 4, Episode 4.
Family Details
- Father - Hector MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers.-Plot:...
- Mother - Molly MacDonald
- Brothers - Archie MacDonald and Paul Bowman (half-brother)
- Sister - Lizzie MacDonald
- Uncles - Donald MacDonald and Jolyon
Alex Faversham - Steven ElderSteven ElderSteven Elder is an English actor working in film, television and theatre.-Biography:Steven Elder's birth name is Steven William Thomas Lawrence. He was born in the front room of 63 Elder Drive in the coal-mining community of Sunnyside, Rotherham, England. His grandfather, father and five uncles...
Alex Faversham was Paul Bowman's army officer until Paul left the army. Alex joined the Ministry of Defence, and when a World War II fighter plane was found in the loch at Glenbogle, Alex thought it to be a great idea to take up the mission whilst seeing how Paul was. Alex tries his hardest to stick to the mission, and bets Paul he can find the pilot of the plane before Paul can. Neither of them find him/her until Isobel AndersonIsobel Anderson
Isobel Anderson is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Isobel is played by Scottish actress Simone Lahbib....
's friend Irvine Taylor owns up. Alex quits his job at the MOD, and becomes estate factor at Glenbogle, trying to make everything make traditional, like Laird Paul wearing old clothes, Ewan
Ewan Brodie
Ewan Brodie is a fictional character in the BBC Scottish drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Ewan is played by Scottish actor Martin Compston....
and Jess
Jess Mackenzie
Jessica "Jess" Mackenzie is a fictional character in the television series Monarch of the Glen. Jess is played by Scottish actress Rae Hendrie....
respecting the Laird. No-one likes these changes, especially Isobel, who has Alex planning to cut down all the trees on her farm. Isobel and Alex kiss, but Isobel finds out about the trees and leaves him. Alex leaves Glenbogle admitting Paul was always better in the army than him, and that Paul is a natural leader.
Pamela Morton - Aline Mowat
Pamela Morton (née McAlpine) is the mother of Lexie MacDonaldLexie MacDonald
Alexandra 'Lexie' MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lexie is played by Scottish actress Dawn Steele....
. Pamela has been married several times. First of all to Alec McTavish, with whom she had Lexie, and also Eric Morton, the millionaire she is currently married to. In series two Pamela found out about Archie's new marriage facilities at Glenbogle and eventually married Eric. In series three Pamela returned to Glenbogle for Lexie and Archie's wedding. However Pamela tried taking over the ceremony and Lexie asked her to keep out of it, and things got even worse when Pamela offered to pay the late Hector MacDonald
Hector Naismith MacDonald
Hector Naismith MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers.-Plot:...
's death duties. Archie accepted the offer making Lexie unhappy, and she ran away. But in the end (after a car/bus chase) Archie and Lexie decided to stay together. Pamela has not appeared since.
Harold Xavier
Harold is a good friend of Hector and Molly MacDonald. When Harold visited Glenbogle to do some work on his family tree, it was revealed that 'H' at the Big House was the father of local school headteacher Katrina FinlayKatrina Finlay
Katrina Finlay is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Glenbogle Headteacher Katrina is played by Irish actress Lorraine Pilkington....
, it was presumed that Hector was the father of Katrina. But all was revealed when the Laird Archie MacDonald
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
visited an island with Katrina, and Harold revealed he was the father of Katrina. Katrina decided she didn't need another father, so she decided that Harold could be her uncle.
Fergal MacClure - Jason O'MaraJason O'MaraJason O'Mara is an Irish actor who starred in the American television network dramas In Justice and Life on Mars. He now appears in the Fox series Terra Nova.- Career :He performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company...
Fergal beats off competition from Golly MackenzieGolly Mackenzie
Golly Mackenzie is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Golly is played by Scottish actor Alexander 'Sandy' Morton....
and Duncan McKay for the Head Ranger job, and beats Archie MacDonald
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
to the heart of Katrina Finlay
Katrina Finlay
Katrina Finlay is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Glenbogle Headteacher Katrina is played by Irish actress Lorraine Pilkington....
. At the end of the series, Fergal got a job in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and Katrina decided to go with him. But on the train to Edinburgh, Katrina got off the train and ran back to Glenbogle, breaking Fergal's heart. Fergal ran back to Glenbogle to try and sort things out with Katrina, but he could not find her. Even without Katrina, Fergal wanted the job in New Zealand, and carried on his journey.
Jackie MacIntyre - Robert FyfeRobert FyfeRobert Fyfe is a Scottish actor, who has appeared as Howard on the long-running British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1985 to 2010....
His only appearance in Monarch of the Glen was in series six, episode six. Jackie is an elderly good friend of Donald MacDonald and used to be part of Donald's car crew when they were young. Jackie came to Glenbogle in series six for his stag-do, but realises he is too old. Jackie, Donald and nineteen year old chef Ewan BrodieEwan Brodie
Ewan Brodie is a fictional character in the BBC Scottish drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Ewan is played by Scottish actor Martin Compston....
go to party at the Ghillie's Rest, but get a bit bored and end up at dancing at Meg Paterson
Meg Paterson
Megan 'Meg' Paterson is a fictional character in the BBC1 Scottish TV series Monarch of the Glen. Meg is played by Scottish actress Karen Westwood....
's dancing class! Jackie started to torment Donald about not having a girlfriend or wife, and the fact that it was Donald who was the famous one, and that he wasn't a very good driver anyway. Ewan sorted Jackie out, and they all became friends again. Jackie left Glenbogle a married man.
Zoë
Zoë is a fictional character in the Scottish BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama TV Series Monarch of the Glen. Zoë is played by Scottish actress Kari Corbett
Kari Corbett
Kari Corbett is an actor, artist and film-maker who lives and works between the USA and Europe.As an actor, Corbett is best known for her roles as Nurse Marian McKaig in ITV's The Royal, Zoe in Monarch Of The Glen, Kirsty Henderson in River City and Sarah in the BAFTA award winning Jeopardy...
.
Zoë is the bairmaid at The Ghillie's Rest - a pub in Glenbogle. Local lad Ewan Brodie
Ewan Brodie
Ewan Brodie is a fictional character in the BBC Scottish drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Ewan is played by Scottish actor Martin Compston....
took a fancy to Zoë before the karaoke evening at the Ghillie's Rest and she took a fancy back!
Alan Smythe - Paul GoodwinPaul GoodwinPaul Goodwin is an English conductor, and former oboist.As an oboist he studied oboe with Janet Craxton and, following his graduation from the University of Nottingham with a degree in composition, specialized in contemporary oboe techniques and the baroque oboe at the Guildhall School of Music...
Alan Smythe is a fictional characterFictional character
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in the BBC
BBC
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TV series Monarch of the Glen. Alan is played by Scottish
Scotland
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actor Paul Goodwin
Paul Goodwin
Paul Goodwin is an English conductor, and former oboist.As an oboist he studied oboe with Janet Craxton and, following his graduation from the University of Nottingham with a degree in composition, specialized in contemporary oboe techniques and the baroque oboe at the Guildhall School of Music...
.
Alan arrives at ex-girlfriend Katrina Finlay
Katrina Finlay
Katrina Finlay is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Glenbogle Headteacher Katrina is played by Irish actress Lorraine Pilkington....
's house in order to win back her heart, but she has already taken a fancy to Laird Archie MacDonald
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
. Paul took care of Katrina's case about her father - 'H'. But he became too formal and Katrina dealt with the matter herself. In order to ruin her chances with Archie, Alan ruins the annual Glenbogle Ball. However after this Katrina chucks Alan out. Alan returned to Glenbogle and helped Katrina with her local election
Election
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campaign, and whilst in a drunken state her proposed to her.
Catriona
Catriona is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Catriona is played by Footballers' WivesFootballers' Wives
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actress Ruth Millar
Ruth Millar
Ruth Laura Millar is a Scottish actress.-Early years:She spent her early years in Glasgow before attending Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design where she graduated with a degree in fine art in 1996. After leaving art school Millar formed Wee Lassie Productions, a production company that...
. Catriona come to Glenbogle in order to take Glenbogle off the hands of Paul Bowman-MacDonald and Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald
Molly MacDonald, Lady of Glenbogle, is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Molly is played by English actress Susan Hampshire.-Character biography:...
, in order to have it for her astronaut husband and herself.