▁is ▁clearly ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁keeping ▁the ▁peace ▁than ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁letter ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁R ia ch ▁as ▁John ▁James ▁Mc I ver ▁( pr on ounced ▁" Mc - E ever "), ▁A K A ▁" TV ▁John "; ▁Ham ish ' s ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ant ▁who ▁got ▁his ▁nick name ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁in ▁L och d ub h ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁television ▁set . ▁He ▁man ned ▁the ▁station ▁when ▁Ham ish ▁was ▁away ▁and ▁was ▁gift ed ▁with ▁the ▁sight . ▁ ▁Sh ir ley ▁Hend erson ▁as ▁I so bel ▁S uther land ; ▁A ▁rep orter ▁on ▁The ▁L och d ub h ▁List ener ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Ham ish . ▁Ham ish ▁later ▁real ises ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁her , ▁but ▁their ▁relationship ▁remains ▁largely ▁un re qu ited . ▁She ▁tempor arily ▁left ▁L och d ub h ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁Glasgow , ▁but ▁later ▁returns ▁and ▁starts ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ham ish . ▁ ▁Val erie ▁G og an ▁as ▁Alex andra ▁" Alex " ▁Mac lean ▁( Series ▁ 1 — 2 ); ▁Major ▁Mac lean ' s ▁daughter , ▁a ▁novel ist ▁who ▁has ▁an ▁on / off ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ham ish . ▁She ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁Ham ish ▁after ▁discover ing ▁that ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁feelings ▁for ▁her , ▁and ▁is ▁actually ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁I so bel . ▁She ▁then ▁attempts ▁to ▁leave ▁L och d