Take the High Road characters

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

The show is noted for featuring Alan Cumming (X-Men 2), in his first acting credit, and comedian Chic Murray in one of his last television appearances as a balaclava-clad itinerant poacher, causing problems on the Glendarroch Estate.

Contents 1 1980 1.1 Other debut appearances in 1980 1.2 Departing Characters 2 1981 2.1 Debut appearances 3 1982 3.1 Debut appearances 3.2 Departing characters who make return appearances' 4 1983 4.1 Characters making return guest appearances 4.2 Final Appearances 5 1984 5.1 Debut appearances 5.2 Return Guest Appearances 5.3 Departing characters who make return appearances 6 1985 6.1 Debut appearances 6.2 Return Appearances 6.3 ' Departing characters who make return appearances in later years 6.4 Final Appearances 7 1986 7.1 Debut appearances 7.2 Characters making return appearances 7.3 Departing characters who will make return appearances 8 1987 8.1 Debut appearances 8.2 Return Appearances 8.3 Character Re Casts 8.4 Final Appearances 9 1988 9.1 Debut appearances 9.2 Returning Characters 9.3 Final Appearances 10 1989 10.1 Debut appearances 10.2 Character Re Casts 10.3 Return Appearances 10.4 Departing characters who will return 10.5 Final Appearances 11 1990 11.1 Debut appearances 11.2 Returning Characters 11.3 Departing characters who will return later 11.4 Characters making return guest appearances 11.5 Final appearances 12 1991 12.1 Debut appearances 12.2 Characters making return guest appearances 12.3 Final appearances 13 1992 13.1 Debut appearances 13.2 Characters making return appearances 13.3 Departing characters who will make return appearances 13.4 Final Appearances 14 1993 14.1 Debut appearances 14.2 Characters making return appearances 14.3 Departing characters who will make return appearances 14.4 Characters making their last regular appearances 14.5 Final Appearances 15 1994 15.1 Debut appearances 15.2 Returning Characters 15.3 Departing characters who will return 16 1995 16.1 Debut appearances 16.2 Return Guest Appearances 16.3 Final Appearances 17 1996 17.1 Debut appearances 17.2 Returning Characters 17.3 Final appearances 18 1997 18.1 Debut Appearances 18.2 Return Guest Appearances 18.3 Final appearances 19 1998 19.1 Debut Appearances 19.2 Character Recasts 19.3 Returning Characters 19.4 Final Appearances 20 1999 20.1 Debut Appearances 20.2 Returning Characters 20.3 Final Appearances 21 2000 21.1 Debut Appearances 21.2 Return Appearances 21.3 Departing characters who will return 22 2001 22.1 Departing Characters 22.2 Return Guest Appearances 23 2002 23.1 Returning Characters 23.2 Departing Characters 23.3 Characters Who Depart Until Final Episode 24 2003 24.1 Characters who return for the final episode 24.2 Cast List from the final episode 25 References 26 External links

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

1981

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)
• Herr Meier
• Jamie Stewart (James Copeland)
• Morag Stewart (Jeannie Fisher)
• Lady Strathmorris (Ellen McIntosh)
• Lord Andrew Strathmorris (Bernard Gallagher)

1982

Debut appearances

• Kate Blair (Lucy Durham-Matthews)
• 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)

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)

Characters making return guest appearances

• Maggie Watson

Final Appearances

• Douglas Dunbar

1984

Debut appearances

• Sally Shaw (Judith Sweeney)
• Davie Sneddon (Derek Lord)
• Lily Taylor (Thelma Rogers)

Return Guest Appearances

• Maggie Watson

Departing characters who make return appearances

• Jimmy Blair
• Sally Shaw

1985

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

1986

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

1987

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 Casts

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

Final Appearances

• Jock Campbell (Ian Stewart)

1988

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

1989

Debut appearances

• Emma Aitken (Amanda Whitehead)
• Colin Begg (Kern Falconer)

Character Re Casts

• Alice Taylor (Barbara Rafferty replaces Muriel Romanes)

Return Appearances

• Susan Duncan
• Jockie McDonald
• Harry Shaw

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
• Harry Shaw
• Lord Strathmorris
• Alice Taylor
• Bob Taylor
• Lady William

1990

Debut appearances

• 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

• Davie Sneddon

Departing characters who will return later

• Claire Kerr
• Tom Kerr AKA Inverdarroch

Characters making return guest appearances

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

Final appearances

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

1991

Debut appearances

• Mr Crawford (James Bryce)
• Sam Hagen (Briony McRoberts)
• 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

1992

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

Final Appearances

• John Clark
• Donald Lachlan
• Dougal Lachlan
• Gladys Lachlan
• Gordon Sinclair
• Mark Torrance

1993

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
• Mr Murdoch

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

1994

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

1995

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

1996

Debut appearances

• Kelly Marie Cherry (Catherine Keating)
• Senga Cherry (Libby MacArthur)
• 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

1997

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)

Return Guest Appearances

• Menna Morgan

Final appearances

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

1998

Debut Appearances

• Jude Burnett (Deborah McCallum)
• Maureen Gilchrist (Lesley Mackie)
• Tina Harrigan (Amanda Beveridge)

Character Recasts

• Sandy McNeil (Joel Strachan replaces Rainer Ross)

Returning Characters

• Sandy McNeil

Final Appearances

• Trish McDonald

1999

Debut Appearances

• Ewan Logan (Gordon Brown)

Returning Characters

• Tina Harrigan

Final Appearances

• Jude Burnett
• Tina Harrigan
• Sandy McNeil

2000

Debut Appearances

• Siobhan Devlin (Chrissie Jo Hyde)
• Nigel Jenkins (Keith Warwick)

Return Appearances

• Claire Miller

Departing characters who will return

• Joanna Ross-Gifford
• Kitty McIvor

2001

Departing Characters

• Eric Ross-Gifford

Return Guest Appearances

• Claire Kerr

2002

Returning Characters

• Joanna Ross-Gifford

Departing Characters

• Eddie Ramsay

Characters Who Depart Until Final Episode

• Isabel Blair

2003

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

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