▁Sr ., ▁who ▁starts ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁sa usage ▁business ▁and ▁ends ▁up ▁the ▁local ▁undert aker . ▁ ▁David ▁As ht on ▁as ▁Major ▁R oder ick ▁Per egr ine ▁(" R od dy ") ▁Mac lean ; ▁Alex ' s ▁father , ▁local ▁land - owner ▁and ▁former ▁army ▁officer . ▁ ▁Z ipp y ▁as ▁We e ▁J ock ; ▁Ham ish ' s ▁dog . ▁After ▁We e ▁J ock ▁dies , ▁he ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁another ▁dog ▁named ▁simply ▁" J ock ". ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁characters ▁ ▁Jon ▁Cro ft ▁as ▁M alk ie ▁Cl un ie ▁( Series ▁ 1 ); ▁The ▁Major ' s ▁grounds man ▁and ▁game keeper . ▁ ▁Mon a ▁Bruce ▁as ▁Ed ith ▁(" Ed ie ") ▁( Series ▁ 1 ); ▁The ▁Major ' s ▁house keeper . ▁ ▁Dol ina ▁Mac L enn an ▁as ▁Flora ▁( Series ▁ 1 — 2 ); ▁The ▁secretary ▁and ▁reception ist ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper ▁office , ▁and ▁pro l ific ▁kn itter . ▁ ▁I ain ▁Mc Coll ▁as ▁Neil ▁( Series ▁ 2 — 3 ); ▁Oper ator ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁om n ibus ▁and ▁the ▁small , ▁un st aff ed ▁local ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁Ron nie ▁L eth am ▁as ▁Peter ▁( Series ▁ 2 — 3 ); ▁Station ▁Officer ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁fire ▁station , ▁which ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁trained ▁loc als . ▁ ▁Ron ▁Don ach ie ▁as ▁Z oot ▁Mc P her rin