Television shows set in Scotland

Hamish Macbeth

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 7.8

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 by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Con...

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Monarch of the Glen

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

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Mayflies

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone r...

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Doctor Finlay

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Following his service in World War II, Doctor Finlay returns to the practice at Arden House. This is at a time when the National Health Service is about to be instituted.

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The Victim

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?

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Rebus

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to circumvent the law to enforce it.

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Scot Squad

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas of the force in a fly on the wall style.

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Vigil

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 7.4

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS...

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Taggart

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in ot...

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