The BEST episodes of Hamish Macbeth season 2

Every episode of Hamish Macbeth season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hamish Macbeth season 2!

Robert Carlyle stars as Hamish Macbeth, the lone PC in a small Scottish village called Lochdubh. The village is full of colourful characters, and Macbeth has a pretty easy time of it, but when he does solve a crime, he must pass up glory, for fear that he might be promoted to a different station.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Radio Lochdubh
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8.14
43 votes

#1 - Radio Lochdubh

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/1996

Hamish turns a deaf ear to the local pirate radio station which is having a remarkable influence on the town. But when the radio authority sends a defector van to close down transmission, he is caught up in a conflict of loyalties.

Directors: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Daniel Boyle
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No Man Is an Island
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8.00
41 votes

#2 - No Man Is an Island

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/21/1996

Personal crisis takes Hamish to a remote island from which he intends never to return. But he is not alone. Meanwhile, his absence from Lochdubh is keenly felt when his over-zealous replacement makes himself a nuisance.

Directors: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Daniel Boyle
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The Lochdubh Deluxe
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7.97
38 votes

#3 - The Lochdubh Deluxe

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/1996

A family feud at the funeral parlour comes to a head. It is suggested that space aliens have snatched a body from the local burial ground.

Directors: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Daniel Boyle
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In Search of a Rose
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7.96
45 votes

#4 - In Search of a Rose

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/1996

Whale-spotting trips and the disappearance of a local seafarer involve Hamish in a murky underwater investigation.

Directors: Mandie Fletcher
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A Perfectly Simple Explanation
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7.93
42 votes

#5 - A Perfectly Simple Explanation

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/1996

A hellfire sect leader sees the town as the new Gomorrah. Hamish's reputation is undermined and his tolerance stretched to the limit when he is denounced as the devil incarnate.

Directors: Nicholas Renton
Writer: Daniel Boyle
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Isobel Pulls It Off
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7.87
45 votes

#6 - Isobel Pulls It Off

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/1996

Village reporter Isobel stumbles on a story that could put her in the big league. She emerges with a fresh image and a hot new boyfriend, leaving Hamish squirming with jealousy.

Directors: Mandie Fletcher
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