mˈɪtʃəl mˈoʊdoʊ tˈʊk ɐkˈɪnz plˈeɪs, ˈæktɪŋ æz mˈɔːɹɪs lˈælɑːnd, ɐn ʌnɛmplˈɔɪd fˈɔːɹmɚ ʃˈɛf lˈɪvɪŋ nˈɛkst tə mˈæk lˈaʊdz bˈɑːɹdʒ, ænd hæd stˈɑːɹ bˈɪlɪŋ ɪn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz sˈɪkstiːn tə twˈɛntitˈuː.
Michel Modo took Akin's place, acting as Maurice Lalonde, an unemployed former chef living next to MacLeod's barge, and had star billing in episodes sixteen to twenty-two.