Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.5), maintaining an average of 5.8.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 20 episodes, Hamish Macbeth has earned an overall series rating of 6.3 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 2, Episode 5 ("No Man Is an Island"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 2 ("Deferred Sentence"), landing at 5.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery", 7) and Episode 2 ("A Pillar of the Community", 5), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Hamish Macbeth
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 5 | No Man Is an Island | 8.0 | 1 | Apr 21, 1996 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Great Lochdubh Salt Robbery | 7.0 | 2 | Mar 26, 1995 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Wee Jock's Lament | 7.0 | 1 | Apr 23, 1995 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 1 | A Perfectly Simple Explanation | 7.0 | 1 | Mar 24, 1996 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 4 | Radio Lochdubh | 7.0 | 1 | Apr 14, 1996 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 6 | A Bit of an Epic | 6.0 | 1 | Apr 30, 1995 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 3 | Isobel Pulls It Off | 6.0 | 1 | Apr 7, 1996 |
| #8 | Season 2, Ep 6 | The Lochdubh Deluxe | 6.0 | 1 | Apr 28, 1996 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 6 | More Than a Game | 6.0 | 1 | Apr 20, 1997 |
| #10 | Season 3, Ep 7 | Destiny (1) | 6.0 | 1 | Apr 27, 1997 |