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The Mackinnons was a
BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred
Bill Simpson Bill or Billy Simpson may refer to: * Billy Simpson (jockey) (c. 1840–1873), South Australian jockey * Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1962), English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City * Billy Simpson (footballer, born ...
as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional
Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle; , ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county and registration county of western Scotland. The county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975 and most of the area ...
town of Inverglen (the opening shot actually showed
Inveraray Inveraray ( or ; meaning "mouth of the Aray") is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, Inveraray is a former royal burgh and known affectionately as "The Capital of Argyll." It is the ...
). It was seen as inhabiting similar terrain to ''
Dr. Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fiction ...
'' and ''
Sutherland's Law ''Sutherland's Law'' is a television series made by BBC Scotland between 1973 and 1976. The series had originated as a stand-alone edition of the portmanteau programme ''Drama Playhouse'' in 1972 in which Derek Francis played Sutherland and wa ...
'', but was less successful.


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Television shows set in Scotland Argyllshire Fictional veterinarians 1970s British drama television series BBC television dramas British English-language television shows {{UK-tv-prog-stub