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DM1STPour a wee dram and relive one of
the best-loved Scottish TV shows
The second season of Monarch of the
Glen is now available to watch in its
entirety on the Drama channel.
This means you now have ample
opportunity to catch up with the
antics of Archie MacDonald, a young
restaurateur called back from his lavish
life in London to find he’s inherited his
childhood home in the Highlands.
There are a few wee issues, mind.
The house, affectionately known as
Glenbogle, is mired with problems,
debts and a gang of feisty staff, leaving
our hero – now laird of the manor –
facing all sorts of hilarious quandaries
as he attempts to restore the estate.
What develops over seven series is
the TV equivalent of a hot cup of cocoa
(or a dram of whisky depending on your
taste). This genteel, warm and fuzzy
comedy, set in an idyllic Scottishwonderland, boasts
standout performances
from Alastair Mackenzie
as Archie and well-loved
actor Richard Briers – on
scene-stealing form as Hector,
Archie’s marvellously eccentric dad.
Summer’s still months away, so
light the fire, stick on the telly and
cosy up with this delightful series,
now available on the Drama channel.Scot free
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at 3.20pmPour a wee dram and relive one of
the best-loved Scottish TV shows
The second season of Monarch of the
Glen is now available to watch in its
entirety on the Drama channel.
This means you now have ample
opportunity to catch up with the
antics of Archie MacDonald, a young
restaurateur called back from his lavish
life in London to find he’s inherited his
childhood home in the Highlands.
There are a few wee issues, mind.
The house, affectionately known as
Glenbogle, is mired with problems,
debts and a gang of feisty staff, leaving
our hero – now laird of the manor –
facing all sorts of hilarious quandaries
as he attempts to restore the estate.
What develops over seven series is
the TV equivalent of a hot cup of cocoa
(or a dram of whisky depending on your
taste). This genteel, warm and fuzzy
comedy, set in an idyllic Scottishwonderland, boasts
standout performances
from Alastair Mackenzie
as Archie and well-loved
actor Richard Briers – on
scene-stealing form as Hector,
Archie’s marvellously eccentric dad.
Summer’s still months away, so Summer’s still months away, so
light the fire, stick on the telly and
cosy up with this delightful series,
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at 3.20pmMartin Compston
We know him now as DS
Steve Arnott in Line Of
Duty, but long before
AC-12 came calling, a
baby-faced 20-year-old Martin
played young chef Ewan Brodie,
a part he described as “the best job
in the world”.Julian Fellowes
The Oscar-winning Mr
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hat as Lord Kilwillie,
Hector’s neighbour and
rival, for 21 episodes. Little did
we know he’d go on to dream up
a modest TV series of his own- a certain Downton Abbey.
Where are they now? Memorable co-stars
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Car insurance costs for
young drivers have fallen
by almost half since 2012.
The average lowest
premium for a 17-year-old
driver in 2012 was £3,392
but it is now £1,737.
Insurance is more than
a quarter of the total bill of
the £6,071 it costs a young
person to get on the road.
That includes an average
£3,562 on buying a first car
and lessons at £528.
Lee Griffin, of GoCom-
pare, which did the study,
said it was down to the use
of “black box” technology.
Byron’s hair
sold for £18k
a LOCK of romantic poet
Lord Byron’s brown hair
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The follicle was taken by
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just days before the Don
Juan writer died of fever at
war in Greece in 1824.
He gave it to Sir James
Emerson Tennant in a gold
engraved locket in 1825.
a European collector
paid £15,000 plus fees for
the item at Chiswick
auctions in West London.
Expert Beatrice Campi
said collecting hair was a
“quite common trend”.
dementia dogs
and returned home safely. The dog can be
any breed. The important thing is their
natural ability and enthusiasm.”
The scheme, funded by People’s Post-
code Lottery’s Dream Fund, supplies kits
for relatives and care staff to take scent
samples from the hands on a sterile gauze
that can be stored in a jar for up to a year.
Ms Brown added: “It’s a simple, non-
invasive process. For the vast
majority of people, it will never
be used but it can be vital
in emergencies and can
also provide peace of
mind for relatives.”
a dementia pat-
ient goes missing
every five hours on
average. Missing
People chief Jo Youle
said: “These dogs
will help save lives.”
around 850,000
people in the UK are
living with dementia and
the numbers are projected to
increase to 1.6 million by 2040,
according to the alzheimer’s Society.
Two dogs have been trained so far
but up to 100 will be deployed nationally
over the year in a free service.
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@DailyMirrorHero hounds
to hunt down
lost patients
ready
to help
Roo with
owner Jo
ArmstrongSe ARch dogs are being trained to
track down dementia patients who go
missing as part of a £1million scheme.
a round 100 are involved in the Search
Dog Heroes initiative to help police, rela-
tives and care workers bring vulnerable
people back to safety.
The dogs are schooled for a
year to 18 months and work
with their owners, who
are skilled handlers.
The first active
search dog, roo the
labrador-springer
spaniel, has already
found a dementia
patient who went
missing from a care
home in Berkshire.
The five-year-
old and her owner
Jo armstrong, a
volunteer with the
Lowland rescue service that is
training the dogs, responded to the
missing person’s scent that had been
previously collected as a precaution.
Jane Brown of the Missing People
charity said: “The dogs will be a great
resource. Loved ones can be found quicklytrained
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