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This is a list of characters who appeared in the soap opera Take the High Road,

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The television show is recognized for including Alan Cumming, known for his role in "X-Men 2," in his debut acting role. Additionally, the series featured one of the last television appearances of comedian Chic Murray, who portrayed a balaclava-wearing itinerant poacher creating disturbances on the Glendarroch Estate.

1980

First Episode

  • Elizabeth Cunningham - Edith MacArthur
  • Alan McIntyre - Martin Cochrane
  • Kay Grant - Vivien Heilbron
  • Max Langemann - Frederick Jaeger
  • Dougal Lachlan - Alec Monteath
  • Grace Lachlan - Marjorie Thomson
  • Amy Lachlan - Julie Ann Fullarton
  • Isabel Blair - Eileen McCallum
  • Jimmy Blair - Jimmy Chisholm
  • Ken Calder - Bill Henderson
  • Maggie Ferguson - Irene Sunters
  • Lorna Seton - Joan Alcorn
  • Fiona Cunningham - Caroline Ashley
  • Other debut appearances in 1980

  • "Mrs Archie" (Anne Downie)
  • Brian Blair (Kenneth Watson)
  • David Blair (Derek Anders)
  • George Carradine (Leon Sinden)
  • Ian Duff (Gregor Fisher)
  • Donald Lachlan (Master Alan Dunbar)
  • Leslie Maxwell (Andrew Robertson)
  • Alice McEwan (Muriel Romanes)
  • Archie Menzies (Paul Kermack)
  • Andy Semple (Alexander Morton)
  • Jane Steedman (Ingrid Haffner)
  • Bob Taylor (Iain Agnew)
  • Dr Wallace (Michael Elder)
  • 'Sorry' Watson (Ron Paterson)
  • Departing characters

  • "Mrs Archie"
  • Kay Grant
  • Amy Lachlan
  • Leslie Maxwell
  • Alan McIntyre
  • Debut appearances

  • Helen Blair (Bridget Biagi)
  • Tom Clifton (Jonathan Battersby)
  • Peter Craig (Jay Smith)
  • Douglas Dunbar (Clive Graham)
  • Kirsty Forsyth (Anna Davidson)
  • Robert Forsyth (Ian Wallace)
  • Sojer Johnny (Chic Murray)
  • Alison Lambert (Carol Ann Crawford)
  • Hamish McNeil (William Armour)
  • Klaus Meier
  • Morag Stewart (Jeannie Fisher)
  • Lady Strathmorris (Ellen McIntosh)
  • Lord Andrew Strathmorris (Bernard Gallagher)
  • Debut appearances

  • Kate Blair (Lucy Durham-Matthews)
  • Bruno Rheinhardt (Tony Caunter)
  • Alec Geddes (James Cosmo)
  • Graeme B Hogg (Jim Byars)
  • Tom Kerr AKA "Inverdarroch" (John Stahl)
  • Mrs Mary Mack (Gwyneth Guthrie)
  • Rev Iain McPherson (John Young)
  • Mr Obidiah Arthur Murdoch (Robert Trotter)
  • Sergeant Murray (James McDonald)
  • Eddie Ramsay (Robin Cameron)
  • Jean Semple (Jeni Giffen)
  • Jamie Stewart (James Copeland)
  • Departing characters who make return appearances

  • Maggie Ferguson
  • 1983

    Debut appearances:

  • Jock Campbell (Iain Stewart)
  • Marion Cochrane (Lizzie Radford)
  • Dan Lamont (Ray Jeffries)
  • Irene Lamont (Trudy Bryce)
  • Sheila Lamont (Lesley Fitz-Simons)
  • Effie Macinnes (Mary Riggans)
  • Carol McKay (Terri Lally)
  • John Morrison (Adrian Reynolds)
  • Mr Thomson (John Shedden)
  • Miss Richardson (Sheila Grier)
  • Characters making return guest appearances

  • Maggie Watson
  • Final appearances

  • Douglas Dunbar
  • Debut appearances

  • Sally Shaw (Judith Sweeney)
  • Davie Sneddon (Derek Lord)
  • Willie Stewart (Walter Carr)
  • Lily Taylor (Thelma Rogers)
  • Return guest appearances

  • Maggie Watson
  • Departing characters who make return appearances

  • Jimmy Blair
  • Sally Shaw
  • Debut appearances

  • Sandra Blair (Johanna Hargreaves)
  • Florence Crossan (Gwyneth Guthrie)
  • Ruari Galbraith (Charles Jamieson)
  • Rev Parker (Paul Young)
  • Return appearances

  • Lily Taylor
  • Departing characters who make return appearances in later years

  • Sandra Blair
  • Florence Crossan
  • Lily Taylor
  • Final appearances

  • Ken Calder
  • Debut appearances

  • Joyce Cameron (Georgine Anderson)
  • Willie Gillespie (Joe Mullaney)
  • Mr Hendry (Gerry Slevin)
  • Jim Hunter (Alan Cumming)
  • Fergus Jamieson (Frank Wylie)
  • Jockie McDonald (Jackie Farrell)
  • Heather McNeil (Bridget McCann)
  • Constable Graham McPhee (Stuart Bishop)
  • Mrs Jean McTaggart (Jean Faulds)
  • Harry Shaw (Lawrie McNicol)
  • Oggie Wilson (Sean Scanlon)
  • Characters making return appearances

  • Jimmy Blair
  • Sally Shaw
  • Departing characters who will make return appearances

  • Jim Hunter
  • Eddie Ramsay
  • Harry Shaw
  • Sally Shaw
  • Final appearances

  • Jimmy Blair
  • Joyce Cameron
  • Elizabeth Cunningham
  • Mr Hendry
  • Debut appearances

  • Susan Duncan (Jacqueline Gilbride)
  • Lynne McNeil (Gillian McNeil)
  • Mairi McNeil (Anne Myatt)
  • Mark Ritchie (Peter Raffan)
  • Eric Ross Gifford (Richard Greenwood)
  • Joanna Ross Gifford (Tamara Kennedy)
  • Sir John Ross Gifford (Michael Browning)
  • Lady Margaret Ross Gifford (Jan Waters)
  • Return appearances

  • Harry Shaw
  • Sally Shaw
  • Character re-casting

  • Willie Gillespie (Ewen Emery replaces Joe Mullaney)
  • Donald Lachlan (Steven Brown takes over the role.)
  • Final appearances

  • Jamie Stewart (James Copeland)
  • Mrs Mctavish
  • Debut appearances

  • Gladys Aitken (Ginni Barlow)
  • Mrs Galbraith (Diana Ollson)
  • Claire Miller (Julie Miller)
  • Scott Logan (Micky MacPherson)
  • Tam Logan (John Murtagh)
  • Joe Reilly (Ian Bleasdale)
  • Moira Reilly (Anne Kidd)
  • Lady William (Madeline Christie)
  • Returning characters

  • Jim Hunter
  • Final appearances

  • Jim Hunter
  • Tam Logan
  • Lady Margaret Ross Gifford
  • Debut appearances

  • Emma Aitken (Amanda Whitehead)
  • Colin Begg (Kern Falconer)
  • Michael Ross (Gordon MacArthur)
  • Character re-casting

  • Alice Taylor (Barbara Rafferty replaces Muriel Romanes)
  • Return appearances

  • Susan Duncan
  • David Blair
  • Jockie McDonald
  • Harry Shaw
  • Eddie Ramsay
  • Jock Campbell
  • Departing characters who will return

  • Jockie McDonald
  • Mr Murdoch
  • Davie Sneddon
  • Final appearances

  • Brian Blair
  • Calsang
  • Scott Logan
  • Hamish McNeil
  • Rev Parker
  • Mark Ritchie
  • Sir John Ross Gifford
  • Lorna Seton
  • Harry Shaw
  • Lord Strathmorris
  • Alice Taylor
  • Bob Taylor
  • Lady William
  • Jock Campbell
  • Debut appearances

  • Sam Hagen (Briony McRoberts)
  • Paul Martin (Peter Bruce)
  • Gary McDonald (Joseph McFadden)
  • Sadie McDonald (Doreen Cameron)
  • Trish McDonald (Natalie J. Robb)
  • Jessie McKay (Wilma Duncan)
  • Alun Morgan (Mike Hayward)
  • Greg Ryder (Alan Hunter)
  • Kenny Tosh (Alistair Galbraith)
  • Tee Jay Wilson (Andrew Gillan)
  • Shona (Eilidh Fraser/Alicia Devine)
  • Returning characters

  • Mr Murdoch
  • Davie Sneddon
  • Departing characters who will return later

  • Claire Kerr
  • Tom Kerr AKA Inverdarroch
  • Eddie Ramsay
  • Characters making return guest appearances

  • Sandra Blair
  • Andy Semple
  • Maggie Watson
  • Lily Wentworth
  • Final appearances

  • Sandra Blair
  • Archie Menzies
  • Maggie Watson
  • Lily Wentworth
  • Debut appearances

  • Mr Crawford (James Bryce)
  • PC Douglas Kirk (Graeme Robertson)
  • Margo McGeogh (Mandy Matthews)
  • Gordon Sinclair (Paul Hickey)
  • Matt Sinclair (Jake D'Arcy)
  • Peggy Sinclair (Donalda Samuel)
  • Andrew Wilson (Bill Murdoch)
  • Cathy Wilson (Jo Cameron Brown)
  • Characters making return guest appearances

  • Florence Crossan (Gwyneth Guthrie)
  • Andy Semple
  • Final appearances

  • Florence Crossan
  • Paul Martin
  • Mr McPherson
  • Kenny Tosh
  • Debut appearances

  • Joe Breslin (Kenneth Glenaan)
  • DI Busby (Laurie Ventry)
  • Leonard Carter (Robert Robertson)
  • John Clark (Alan McHugh)
  • Jennifer Goudie (Victoria Burton)
  • Cecelia Hunter (Eiledh Fraser)
  • Celia Maxwell (Annette Staines)
  • Catriona McNeil (Lynsey Jane Thompson)
  • Sandy McNeil (Rainer Ross)
  • Menna Morgan (Manon Jones)
  • Nick Stapleton (Stephen Hogan)
  • Duncan Strachan (Ron Donachie)
  • Mark Torrance (Gary Bakewell)
  • Characters making return appearances

  • Tom Kerr
  • Departing characters who will make return appearances

  • DI Busby
  • Jennifer Goudie
  • Mr Murdoch
  • Final appearances

  • John Clark
  • Donald Lachlan
  • Dougal Lachlan
  • Gladys Lachlan
  • Jessie McKay
  • Gordon Sinclair
  • Mark Torrance
  • Debut appearances

  • Judith Crombie (Anne Marie Timoney)
  • Iain Strathmorris (James Coombes)
  • Characters making return appearances

  • DI Busby
  • Jennifer Goudie
  • Departing characters who will make return appearances

  • Sam Hagen
  • Tom Kerr
  • Characters making their last regular appearances

  • Grace Lachlan
  • Jean McTaggart
  • Final appearances

  • Emma Aitken
  • DI Busby
  • Leonard Carter
  • Jennifer Goudie
  • Fergus Jamieson
  • Sadie McDonald
  • Lynne McNeil
  • Fiona Ryder
  • Greg Ryder
  • Nick Stapleton
  • Duncan Strachan
  • Debut appearances

  • Tiffany Bowles (Rachel Ogilvy)
  • Callum Gilchrist (Jim Webster)
  • Sarah Gilchrist (Shonagh Price)
  • Phineas North (William Tapley)
  • Returning characters

  • Sam Hagen
  • Departing characters who will return

  • Tee Jay Wilson
  • Debut appearances

  • Chic Cherry (Andy Cameron)
  • Jaffa Cherry (Rab Christie)
  • Dominic Dunbar (Gary Hollywood)
  • Peter Odell (Ross Davidson)
  • Ewan Patterson (David McGowan)
  • Cheryl Thom (Kerry Lyn Hamilton)
  • Return guest appearances

  • Grace Lachlan
  • Jean McTaggart
  • Final appearances

  • Judith Crombie
  • Grace Lachlan
  • Jean McTaggart
  • Tee jay Wilson
  • Debut appearances

  • Kelly Marie Cherry (Catherine Keating)
  • Senga Cherry (Libby McArthur)
  • Stella Greg (Anne Downie)
  • Victor Kemp (Iain Andrew)
  • Paul Lafferty (Simon Weir)
  • Returning characters

  • Alun Morgan
  • Menna Morgan
  • Final appearances

  • Alun Morgan
  • Michael Ross
  • Susan Ross
  • Debut appearances

  • Dylan Geddes (Stephen Callaghan)
  • Martin Geddes (Alex Harvey)
  • Kitty McIvor (Sarah Gudgeon)
  • Lachie McIvor (Alec Heggie)
  • PC Tony Piacentini (Alan McHugh)
  • Dr Andy Sharp (Richard Conlon)
  • Sally McGann (Catriona Evans)
  • Return guest appearances

  • Menna Morgan
  • Final appearances

  • Tiffany Bowles
  • Dylan Geddes
  • Martin Geddes
  • Gary McDonald
  • Menna Morgan
  • Peter O'Dell
  • Carol Wilson
  • Debut appearances

  • Jude Burnett (Deborah McCallum)
  • Maureen Gilchrist (Lesley Mackie)
  • Tina Harrigan (Amanda Beveridge)
  • Character re-casting

  • Sandy McNeil (Joel Strachan replaces Rainer Ross)
  • Returning characters

  • Sandy McNeil
  • Final appearances

  • Trish McDonald
  • Debut appearances

  • Ewan Logan (Gordon Brown)
  • Dan Sutherland (John Havlin)
  • Returning characters

  • Tina Harrigan
  • Final appearances

  • Jude Burnett
  • Tina Harrigan
  • Sandy McNeil
  • Debut appearances

  • Siobhan Devlin (Chrissie Jo Hyde)
  • Nigel Jenkins (Keith Warwick)
  • Liam Peters (Garry Sweeney)
  • Return appearances

  • Claire Miller
  • Departing characters who will return

  • Joanna Ross-Gifford
  • Kitty McIvor
  • Departing characters

  • Eric Ross-Gifford
  • Return guest appearances

  • Claire Kerr
  • Returning characters

  • Joanna Ross-Gifford
  • Departing characters

  • Eddie Ramsay
  • Characters who depart until final episode

  • Isabel Blair
  • Characters who return for the final episode

  • Isabel Blair
  • Kitty McIvor
  • Lynne McNeil
  • Cast list from the final episode

  • Isabel Blair - Eileen McCallum
  • Sheila Ramsay - Lesley Fitz Simons
  • Effie McDonald - Mary Riggans
  • Jockie McDonald - Jackie Farrell
  • Mairi McIvor - Anne Myatt
  • Lachie MacIvor - Alec Heggie
  • Morag Kerr - Jeannie Fisher
  • Tom Kerr - John Stahl
  • Mrs Mack - Gwyneth Guthrie
  • Victor Kemp - Iain Andrew
  • Nigel Jenkins - Keith Warwick
  • Davie Sneddon - Derek Lord
  • Niall Cassidy - Barry Lord
  • Alec MacGlashan - Stewart McMinn
  • Sally McGann - Catriona Evans
  • Sarah McDonald - Shonagh Price
  • Baby Sadie McDonald - Courtney Jane McWatt
  • PC Tony Piacentini - Alan McHugh
  • Chic Cherry - Andy Cameron
  • Paul Lafferty - Simon Weir
  • Ewan Logan - Gordon Brown
  • Mr Spinetti - Terry Wale
  • Kitty McIvor - Sarah Gudgeon
  • Lynne McNeil - Gillian McNeil
  • Surveyor - Ronnie Simon
  • Additional Cast Lucy Ross-Gifford was played by Tiffany Walker. Coincidentally a character called Tiffany Walker appeared as a massage parlour owner in later years. Tiffany Walker was born at Vale of Leven Hospital, daughter of Caroline Walker. (TV TIMES page 29, July 1992)

    References

    Take the High Road characters Wikipedia


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