The Mackinnons (1977)
The Mackinnons was a BBC Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred Bill Simpson as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional Argyll town of Inverglen. It was seen as inhabiting similar terrain to Dr. Finlay's Casebook and Sutherland's Law, but was less successful.
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Episode 1 - Whose Side Are You On?
Release Date: 1977-05-02Violence in the night occurs when new people with different attitudes threaten traditional ways in the Western Highlands.
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Episode 2 - Man From the Past
Release Date: 1977-05-09A man from the past arrives with a proposition, one that would change Margaret Mackinnon's life.
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Episode 3 - Bird of Prey
Release Date: 1977-05-16A rare bird of prey is the object of covetous eyes, but there are other and more sinister events taking place.
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Episode 4 - They Also Serve...
Release Date: 1977-05-23One has heard of a pig in a poke, but might not Attila be a bull in one?
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Episode 5 - Working Weekend
Release Date: 1977-05-30An apparently routine meeting of the Inverglen Syndicate becomes suddenly a matter of acute concern to the Laird and his son.
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Episode 6 - Money Matters
Release Date: 1977-06-13A new bank manager in Inverglen brings problems - Donald Mackinnon finds a way of solving them!
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Episode 7 - Shame the Devil
Release Date: 1977-06-20The Laird's son is charged with culpable homicide, and the evidence against him is compelling.
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Episode 8 - In the Public Interest
Release Date: 1977-06-27A businessman from the North of England plans to exploit an area of outstanding natural beauty. There is a local conflict of interest and the matter has an entirely unexpected outcome.
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Episode 9 - The Inheritance
Release Date: 1977-07-04A killer dog on the loose plus an inheritance bring problems to the inhabitants of Inverglen.
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Episode 10 - Playboy of the Western Highlands
Release Date: 1977-07-11Donald Mackinnon becomes involved in a wildlife park - and a plan to cage a husband!
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Episode 11 - The Ex Mrs. Mackinnon
Release Date: 1977-07-18Donald Mackinnon's ex wife becomes a matter of concern, and Donald blames himself.
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Episode 12 - Ruth
Release Date: 1977-07-25An Atlantic storm and an isolated farmhouse. The happenings during the few hours that follow are crucial for Donald Mackinnon - and for Ruth.
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Episode 13 - A New Life
Release Date: 1977-08-01Roger Wayman is no ordinary man and his chance visit to Inverglen seems likely to alter Donald's and Katharine's lives profoundly.