What’s On: Rediscover ‘Hamish Macbeth’ on Acorn, Audrey Hepburn’s Final Film on TCM, ‘Preacher’

Matt Roush
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Robert Carlyle in Hamish Macbeth
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Robert Carlyle in Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth (streaming on Acorn): Before he was Rumplestiltskin on Once Upon a Time, Robert Carlyle charmed audiences for three seasons in the mid-1990s as the title character in a whimsical series of light mysteries based on M.C. Beaton’s novels. In the quirky Highland village of Lochdubh, Hamish works his disarmingly offbeat cases with a West Highland Terrier named Wee Jock as his constant companion. They’re great company, and as Scottish diversions go, a lot more satisfying than the current whodunit Loch Ness (also on Acorn).

TCM Star of the Month: Audrey Hepburn (starts at 8/7c, TCM): Seems fitting that on the final Monday of Turner Classic Movies’ month-long tribute to Audrey Hepburn, her last feature film—1989’s Always, directed by Steven Spielberg as an homage to the 1943 classic A Guy Named Joe—is part of the lineup (midnight/11c). Hepburn plays Hap, a celestial guide to newly deceased pilot Richard Dreyfuss in the afterlife. The movie has its charms, but the night’s must-see movie is Funny Face (10/9c), the Stanley Donan musical with a Gershwin score that paired the star with Fred Astaire, both upstaged by the scene-stealing Kay Thompson as a glamorous magazine editor (her “Think Pink” number a standout).

Preacher (9/8c, AMC): If you thought the first night’s gun battle was extreme, Part 2 (in the show’s regular time period) tried to top it with another explosive show opener, leaving Team Jesse (Dominic Cooper) wondering who is this murderous Cowboy—aka the Saint of Killers—and why does he want them dead. The trail takes them to woebegone angel Fiore (Tom Brooke), who’s making a new name for himself as a Vegas-style mystic billed as The Amazing Ganesh. His act is pure Preacher: grisly, funny and kind of sick.

POV (9/8c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): The PBS documentary series marks its 30th season this year (9/8c, check local listings at pbs.org), beginning with two short documentaries that humanize the Syrian refugee crisis. The Oscar-nominated 4.1 Miles visits a small Greek seaside town that is trying to save thousands of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, and From Damascus to Chicago follows an immigrant family trying to acclimate to the Windy City. The feature-length Dalya’s Other Country profiles a young Syrian girl and her mother, displaced by the ravages of war and learning to start over in Los Angeles.

Inside Monday TV: Auditions move to New York on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance (8/7c). … ABC’s The Bachelorette (8/7c) jets to Oslo, Norway, for an international date that continues on Tuesday. … Drake hosts the first NBA Awards (9/8c, TNT), honoring the league’s top players, in a ceremony from Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City.

 

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Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Ralph Riach

Brian Pettifer

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Anne Lacey

Barbara Rafferty

Stuart McGugan

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

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    PurpleHammer

    I guess I didn\'t realize that Audrey Hepburn had been in Always. Considering how weak the rest of the offerings are, I may just watch that again.

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    CyanCoathanger

    Preacher started off the season with a bang and some killer jokes mixed in with the carnage!

    I don\'t remember Hamish Macbeth. I wonder if it was ever shown here. Carlyle was a good looking guy back then. I don\'t remember him in anything from that era either.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I would have watched TCM tonight, but I tried this weekend and it was blacked out with a message stating I need to subscribe to watch it. This is in addition to loosing Nick. You would think my bill would decrease some, nope.

      Will call Comcast when I have a few hours to kill.

      I read that Still Star-Crossed is moving to Saturday nights in July. So I wonder what ABC airs tonight at 10:00. Didn\'t check yet, but my guess is a recap of Bachelorette or game show rerun.

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      CyanCoathanger

      It\'s a rerun of Celebrity Family Feud. (Barf!)

      In addition to moving Star-Crossed, did you see that Downward Dog was cancelled? They\'ll air the remaining 2 shows though.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Yes, I read that ABC will be airing 2 back to back episodes on Tues 10:00-11:00. I know you hate the title, but Boy Band is a terrific competition with some real vocal talent.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I saw a half hour of it, and I had to go somewhere. I don\'t know if I\'ll watch the rest. It was OK, but about 75% of them sound alike to me.

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      GoldSubmarine

      The vocalists get more varied as the contestants start pairing off.

      I can\'t wait to see the next episode on Thursday!

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      GoldSubmarine

      Carlyle is my favorite actor on Once Upon a Time. Wow, did he change over the years. So happy he\'s returning to OUAT next season, along with the fantastic Lana Parrilla

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      CyanCoathanger

      Do you remember him from the 90s (or even the 2000s)? I don\'t even though I\'ve seen about a dozen of the TV shows and movies he was in. I\'ve always liked him in OUaT too.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I thought I didn\'t recall ever seeing him in the 90s or 2000s.

      But now that I see that young photo on Matt\'s page , I definitely remember his face on certain shows of the era.

      Happy he found such great sucess on a long running show .

      And very happy I didn\'t give up on OUAT, the second half of last season was fantastic as was the finale (felt like a series finale, until tbe very last scene) highly recommended - even if you just watch the finale

      There is a recap that aired before that episode.