yp al ▁Scottish ▁soldier ▁guard ing ▁a ▁military ▁museum . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁played ▁Ted , ▁a ▁simple - mind ed ▁but ▁kind - heart ed ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁two - part ▁story ▁in ▁Ro oms ▁( TV ▁Series ), ▁two - part ▁dram as ▁concerning ▁the ▁various ▁dr if ters ▁who ▁rent ▁rooms ▁in ▁a ▁lod ging ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁Scottish ▁painter ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Peter ▁W im sey ▁story ▁The ▁Five ▁Red ▁Herr ings . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁request , ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁artist ▁Stewart ▁Bow man ▁Johnson ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Nether bow ▁Gallery . ▁▁ ▁Hunter ' s ▁other ▁TV ▁cred its ▁include ▁The ▁S ween ey , ▁A ce ▁of ▁W ands ▁( as ▁the ▁evil ▁mag ician ▁Mr ▁St abs , ▁a ▁role ▁he ▁repr ised ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁anth ology ▁series ▁Sh adows ), ▁Doctor ▁Who : ▁Rob ots ▁of ▁Death , ▁F arr ington ▁of ▁the ▁F . O ., ▁The ▁Bill , ▁A ▁Touch ▁of ▁F rost , ▁Tag gart , ▁sit com s ▁Rule ▁Britann ia ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁as ▁the ▁Sc ots man ▁J ock ▁McG reg or ▁and ▁shop ▁ste ward ▁in ▁The ▁G af fer ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 8 3 ), ▁and ▁his ▁last ▁ever ▁TV ▁appearance ,