Monarch of the Glen
Archie Macdonald left the family home in Scotland nearly ten years ago and had no desire to return. When news of a family crisis reaches him, he reluctantly heads to Glenbogle Castle. But far from being at death's door, Archie's father is not really ill.
Episode 1
Archie MacDonald, the young owner of a fashionable London restaurant, is called to his ailing father's bedside. He has walked into a trap. His cantankerous father, Hector, has merely a chill, and his mother has dragged Archie North on a pretext.
Episode 2
Archie tries to return to London when a visitor halts him in his tracks. It's a banker come to foreclose on a loan to Glenbogle. Archie calls on the help of his household, but can Hector, Molly, or Glenbogle's retainers soften the heart of the financier?
Episode 3
Justine, Archie's girlfriend and business partner from London, has arrived out of the blue to find out what Archie is up to. But when she strays into a locked room at Glenbogle, she learns there are family ghosts here that Archie must lay to rest.
Episode 4
Justine returns to London. Katrina has a shock when a visit to Glenbogle by an old genealogist friend of Hector's uncovers an ancient diary. It belonged to a former servant at the house and records an affair she once had with someone called 'H'.
Episode 5
Archie's sister, Lizzie, turns up with her boyfriend, Gerald, intent on converting Glenbogle into a healing centre. Archie, searching for a supply of mineral water to bottle and sell, is staggered when Gerald finds a spring using 'mystic' powers.
Episode 6
As the new Laird of Glenbogle, Archie must take part in a traditional boat race across the loch against a neighbouring landowner, Laird Kilwillie. The MacDonalds are further disheartened when he asserts finder's-keepers privileges over an ancient ring.
Episode 7
Archie has organized a special Highland Night at his restaurant in London. He and Lexie fly south by helicopter carrying the very first pheasants killed during the Scottish shooting season. But the helicopter breaks down and Justine's patience wears thin.
Episode 8
Justine gives Archie an ultimatum: return to London or give up his share in the restaurant. To add to his problems, Glenbogle House is falling down and huge repair work is needed just as the bank is again calling in its loan.
