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.
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.