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Title: a wasted opportunity
Review: M.C. Beaton's 'Hamish Macbeth' murder mysteries could have made a good TV series, like 'Inspector Morse' or 'Midsomer Murders' . They have clever plots, interesting characters, stunning locations, and plenty of humorous touches. Unfortunately, for reasons best known to themselves, the BBC chose to dispense with the plots and most of the characters from the books, and instead serve us up a bland soap opera with a Scottish setting. Almost nothing is left of the books at all. If you enjoy programmes like 'Ballykissangel' and 'Monarch of the Glen' you will probably like this. If you were hoping for a good murder mystery series you will be very dissappointed. This series was a total waste of time.
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