Compton Mackenzie - The Monarch Of The Glen

An impoverished Scottish laird seeks to marry his eldest son off to an American heiress, only to find himself at war with an army of militant hikers.

Compton Mackenzie's 1930s comedy, written in the same spirit as Whisky Galore.

Ben Nevis - Crawford Logan

Myrtle - Mairi Gillespie

Chester - John Shedden

Alan - Andrew Conlan

Angela - Joanna Tope

Mr Prew - Steven McNicoll

James - Douglas Russell

Hector - Michael Perceval-Maxwell

Kilwhillie - Simon Tait

Dramatised by Ron Butlin.

Director: Patrick Rayner

Will a Scottish laird's marriage plans for his son survive a clash with hikers?

Will an impoverished Scottish laird's marriage plans for his son survive a clash with militant hikers? Stars Crawford Logan.

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