Monarch of the Glen - Episode Guide

Archie Macdonald and his girlfriend,Justine,are trying to make a name for the themselves in London by opening up a restaurant. Archie is called back to his boyhood home in the Highlands of Scotland. He soon discovers he is the new Laird of Glenbogle!

Archie is still adamant that the estate must be sold. Hector seems unable to face reality. A banker arrives to foreclose on the estate's loan.

Archie's long-suffering girlfriend and business partner, Justine, has arrived from London to find out what he is up to.

An old genealogist friend of Hector's visits Glenbogle and discovers a secret love diary in the attic.

Archie's sister turns up with her New Age boyfriend and the pair become intent on converting Glenbogle into a healing centre.

As the new laird, Archie must take part in a traditional boat race against a wily and confident neighbouring landowner, Kilwillie.

It's the Glorious 12th, Archie and Lexie fly to London in a bid to be the first restaurant to serve the first grouse of the season. Meanwhile it's election day for Katrina.

Matters romantic and financial come to a head as Justine gives Archie an ultimatum and the house is to be found in terrible disrepair.

Archie must gamble all to resurrect his inheritance but his plans are thrown off course when the estate's bankers arrive.

Archie and his father, Hector, go head-to-head as they battle for possession of a rare and valuable barrel of whisky.

Hector must dig deep to save Archie's bacon after a vital grant application is rejected. Hector is forced to confront old flame, Edith Rankin, the fearsome council leader, whose feelings of rejection are still burning.

Archie wants to forget about his 30th birthday but Mollie and Hector both organise secret celebrations. Hector resolves to marry Archie off.

Molly's gambling addiction threatens to bankrupt the MacDonald family when she falls foul of a hard-bitten Glasgow gangster.

Archie finds himself caught in the mother of all cat-fights when Lexie's estranged mother wants to hold her wedding at Glenbogle.

The arrival of a pregnant Lizzie provokes Hector into disowning his errant daughter. Archie races against time to reconcile the warring clan.

A distant relative from the USA stakes a claim to Glenbogle and Archie invokes the chieftains challenge to determine who is the rightful laird.

Archie thinks he has found a solution to the estate's financial problems, but the bank's ruthless new manager - Stella Moon - arrives with plans of her own.

Archie is struggling under Stella's regime as she imposes a series of drastic cutbacks, including banishing Hector's dogs. Will Lexie, Golly and Duncan be the next to go?

Archie must use all his powers of persuasion when Stella lands Golly in hot water. Hector and Kilwillie manage to make matters worse by winding up in jail.

Golly comes face to face with his past when he meets his old flame Alison and their daughter Jessica. Stuart repairs the access bridge and tries to buy the deserted cottages.

Stella and Archie come to blows over the sale of Ben Bogle. Stella wants to sell it to Stuart MacIntosh, a sharp entrepreneur with an eye for Lexie.

Stella makes sure everyone pulls their weight to make Glenbogle a success. Archie invites a journalist, Graham, to stay and review Glenbogle - when he arrives it turns out he's Stella's ex.

When Duncan and Archie trade places to save Duncan being humiliated in front of his French penfriend, Archie is forced to deal with a surprise Healthy and Safety inspection.

Hector's regimental reunion brings chaos to Glenbogle, Lexie accidentally damages a valuable painting and learns of Stella's true feelings towards Archie.

Archie organises a magnificent Midsummer's Ball to celebrate regaining control of the estate, as well as Stella's departure. Yet it appears someone is trying to sabotage the event.

Archie and Lexie are surprised at Hector's frosty response to their engagement. Molly's younger brother returns to Glenbogle. Hector resolves to rid his loch of a killer pike.

The family pull together to make Hector's funeral an event to remember. With emotions running high, Lexie has second thoughts about her marriage to Archie.

Archie's vision for Glenbogle collides with Golly's, while a surprise he has in store for Lexie backfires.

Archie faces obstacles as he tries to open his Wildlife Centre. Irene's having trouble coping with all the cooking and cleaning so when teenager Esme turns up looking for casual work, it seems too good to be true. Archie is distrustful of her, but she's a good worker and Lexie's glad she hired her.Archie's too preoccupied with the grand opening of the Wildlife Centre to pay much attention to anything else. If the opening isn't a success, Archie fears the estate will be unable to pay off the death duties they incurred after Hector's demise.He has applied for a grant from a wildlife charity, but the representative who turns up is Professor Isobel Hogg - a wildlife expert, his godmother and a sworn enemy of Molly.

Archie's old flame Katrina returns, just as Lexie is trying on her wedding dress.

Molly's attempts to rescue a wolf cub lead to chaos. Jamie's old friend brings problems for Archie and Lexie.

Duncan has mistakenly booked a party of naturists into the camping site. Golly's fading eyesight causes one of the wolves, Carlin, to escape from the pen. Archie instructs Duncan to evacuate the camping site without letting on about Carlin's escape.Duncan still hasn't told Golly about his relationship with Irene - Golly has feelings for her too and is waiting for the right moment to tell her.The wolf hunt begins with Archie, Golly, Duncan and Kilwillie splitting up to cover more ground. Golly disobeys Archie's wishes and tries to shoot Carlin, but his failing eyesight allows the wolf to run off. Out on the hills, Golly stumbles over Irene and Duncan in a passionate embrace - it is the final betrayal.Carlin is spotted at the camp site. Duncan fires a tranquilliser dart, but Kilwillie is hit by the dart instead. Back at the estate, Lexie has coaxed Carlin into the estate office with some food. Golly arrives and promptly returns Carlin to the pen.Archie is relieved but tells Golly that he'll will have to brush up on his basic skills. Golly can take no more. After informing the family that his recent lapses are due to his deteriorating sight, he announces his departure. He packs his bag and leaves.

Not even his guilty conscience can stop Duncan from enjoying Irene's company. Lexie begins to get bogged down with Glenbogle's finances and after discovering mysterious monthy payments to someone called Grace, she suspects Hector may have had a mistress.Molly's art dealer arrives from Glasgow and is not impressed when she tries to sell him her paintings - not the ancestral paintings he thought would be on offer. However, he changes hismind after being impressed with her at an evening art exhibition.

Drastic measures are needed to help Archie pay off Hector's death duties. Kilwillie makes Molly an offer she finds hard to refuse. And Irene's secret threatens her relationship.

Convinced there is a ghostly presence in the house, Lexie fears for Archie's life. Duncan takes control of his relationship with Irene. Molly is not impressed by a new neighbour.

A mysterious stranger travels to Glenbogle in search of his roots and Lexie prepares for her first ball as Lady of Glenbogle

Fearing that Paul's revelation will hurt Molly, Archie tells Paul to go. But he cannot protect her from the truth, and she decides to leave Glenbogle.

Archie may be happily married, but he is contemplating leaving the estate to go to New York to take charge of a restaurant.

Archie begins to mistrust Paul after discovering a secret in his past. Molly's relationship with Andrew blossoms.

Paul incurs the wrath of the villagers when he refuses to take the blame for wrecking the community minibus. Molly starts Glenbogle's first dating agency.

Archie debates whether he should share more responsibilities with Paul? He allows him to coach Glenbogle's youth football team. Golly's daughter, Jess, visits.

Archie and Paul clash when Dorothy announces her plans to build a tourist attraction, while Duncan discovers that Hermione hasn't been telling him the truth.

The return of Archie's sister forces him into a big decision. Meanwhile, has Golly left it too late to admit his feelings?

With Archie gone, a power struggle develops between Lexie and Paul, involving the local distillery. Heartbroken Golly discovers a dark secret in Andrew's past.

Lexie discovers that Dorothy has annexed the island in the middle of the loch for a Tai Chi retreat. The island was a lucrative source of income for Glenbogle as it has the best fishing on the estate.Convinced that Dorothy waited for Archie to leave before trying such a stunt, Lexie decides to put up a fight. She and Golly concoct a plan to sabotage the retreat and win back the island. They succeed in scaring Dorothy's Tai Chi participants away, but when the ladies take the Glenbogle boat as well as the one they came in, Lexie and Golly find themselves marooned with a furious Dorothy.

Lexie's plans to hold a successful clan gathering are thwarted when Charles MacDonald discovers that she and Paul are trying to accommodate a special request from Amanda. Duncan and Jessica have a romantic evening together.

A stranger from Lexie's past turns up at the house. Molly and Golly are offered a completely different future together and Paul discovers a secret about Amanda. 

As the family prepare for hogmanay, Paul discovers a strange link to his past, and Duncan helps out a pair of amateur ghost hunters.

Paul, the new laird, tries to find his feet. A thief is stealing protected orchids. A tenant farmer is using unsound methods. There's a pirate radio station at Glenbogle.

Hector's younger brother, Donald Ulysses MacDonald, the black sheep of the family, returns to a mixed reception after a 40 year absence.

Duncan proves to have hidden talents, while Donald and Molly reveal their secret history to a shocked family. Could their revelations hold a lesson for Paul and Lexie?

The discovery of a German WWII fighter plane at the bottom of Glenbogle loch brings long buried secrets to light. Isobel knows the pilot is her godfather.

Paul gives an old army pal a job on the estate, Golly finds romance and Donald plans a wild stag party. 

An unkempt stranger claiming amnesia arrives in Glenbogle and affects the house in many mysterious ways. Isobel's farm is under threat and she's tempted by an offer to go into business with old boss Kelly.

Molly is away in New Zealand, while Golly and Meg are on holiday at Ullapool. Jess finds poachers on the estate, so Paul insists on bringing in local ghillie Stuart to help, but it turns out Stuart is one of the poachers.Paul and Isobel's relationship is still beset with misunderstandings and at Lucy's drinks party Paul & Lucy hit it off well. Estate owner Chester arrives and Isobel flirts with him.While on holiday, Jess is offered a job but decidesagainst it so that she can stay at Glenbogle with Golly.Isobel accepts Paul's offer to go into the chutney business.

Donald is delighted when he bumps into old flame Moira McIver. They were supposed to elope together, but he stood her up. It seems that romance may be rekindled and they plan to elope again. He needs a bank loan, but needs Paul's signature as guarantor, so he decides to forge it. But when he turns up at Moira's farm, it is derelict. She has stood him up as revenge.Paul finds out about the loan, intercepts Moira before she leaves, and they find Donald. In the end, they part as friends, all scores settled.Meanwhile, Chester tries to woo Isobel with business propositions. Paul offers her a choice: either a small scale project with her, or Chester's more ambitious plans. It comes down to the clay pigeon shoot. Golly, representing Paul, defeats Chester's Olympic champion friend and Isobel chooses to work with Paul.

Lucy frets about her overbearing parents' impending visit to Glenbogle and how they'll react to Paul. Ewan finds his father with another woman.

Molly's return from New Zealand is overshadowed by a clan elder's revelation throwing doubt on Paul's claim to Glenbogle.

Paul clashes with the tenants' new chairwoman, the beautiful Iona, while Donald and Molly look for a way to pay an urgent gambling debt.

Paul is delighted when his goddaughter Amy turns up.She has just finished boarding school and they had lost touch. He fails to notice she's a disruptive influence and Ewan is happy to cover for her. Their closeness upsets Zoe, who dumps Ewan after he misses a date because he's with Amy.Meanwhile, the poacher Tam Cooper returns to Glenbogle and is blaming the MacDonalds for his stint in jail and is out for revenge. He owns the land on which the fishing hut stands and demands an unreasonably high price for it, whilst disrupting lucrative fishing parties.Later, Amy's headmaster arrives explaining that Amy is a runaway and is only sixteen. Paul sends her away but, after learning how unhappy she is at school, lets her stay.

The family are unimpressed by Paul's plan to turn the house into a luxury shooting lodge. Viktor Zinchenko, a potential investor, comes to test the facilities with his ultra-demanding wife Catriona.After a bad start, Viktor and Catriona have a great time. Viktor reveals that he won't invest in the hotel but he will buy it as a gift for his wife. She is unimpressed and Paul is furious.Later, their pet panther Yuri escapes and Paul saves Catriona from certain death. Viktor is inspired by Paul's courage and changes his mind over buying the houseMeanwhile, when Iona dresses up as Lady of the Manor for the formal dinner, Paul realises he is falling in love with her .

Does Glenbogle have its own loch monster? Ewan discovers he has a real flair for business, while Paul's worries are overshadowed by his feelings for Iona.

A tree blight hits the estate and an expert is called in - he has a history with Iona. Amy worries about art school. Jess wants to take part in the Ghillies challenge.

Old faces return, can Paul save the house from a hostile buyer? Molly discusses her worries with Hector's ghost.