Monarch of the Glen: Series 7

After five years and seven hugely successful series, it's time for the Macdonald clan to hang up their sporrans. But that's not before a few old friends come to visit. Love is in the air for both young and old in Glenbogle. But nothing is as it seems on the Scottish estate. Will they all live happily ever after? Find out in the final season of this immensely popular series from the BBC.

Episode 1 - It's a time of mixed emotions for Golly. However, with preparations for baby Cameron's christening in full swing, Golly is pleased to welcome Duncan back to Glenbogle. Meanwhile, a long, hard winter has taken its toll on Glenbogle and Paul is faced with a growing repair bill. With money tight, he clashes with Iona MacLean, a beautiful local shepherdess who will not take no for an answer.

Episode 2 - Glenbogle becomes livelier when Paul's teenage goddaughter, Amy MacDougal, makes an unexpected arrival. Smitten by the new arrival, Ewan happily covers up Amy's disruptive behavior but his jealous girlfriend, Zoë, is unimpressed.

Episode 3 - Paul's dreams to turn Glenbogle into a luxury retreat are tested to the limit when a demanding potential investor and his spoiled wife come to stay.

Episode 4 - Amy accidentally takes a photo of what appears to be a prehistoric water-horse emerging from the depths of the water. Ewan is quick to spot the commercial advantage of a Loch Bogle monster, but Paul is sceptical about the apparition. He's got bigger worries on his mind - money, or the lack of it.

Episode 5 - Iona's past comes back to haunt her when former fiancé, Dr Malcolm McRae (Niall MacGregor), comes to Glenbogle after a tree blight threatens the estates' forest. When Malcolm confides in Paul that he wants to rekindle his romance with Iona, Paul knows he must now reveal his true feelings for Iona or risk losing her forever to Malcolm.

Episode 6 - Emotions are running high - it's the day of Iona's wedding and of a special memorial service for Hector. Jess misses Duncan, Molly has man troubles and Paul is faced with watching the woman he loves marry another man. Everyone yearns for a happily ever after...

Produced by Rob Bullock
Executive Produced by Douglas Rae, Gaynor Holmes
Written by Leslie Stewart, Eirene Houston, Daniel Sefton, John Martin Johnson, Michael Chaplin
Directed by David Caffrey, Edward Bennett
Series Created by Michael Chaplin, Barbara McKissack

"Pour yourself a wee drama and raise a toast to Monarch of the Glen ... the show's unique mix of heart-warming drama, gentle comedy and, of course, scenery to die for has made it one of TV's most popular institutions since it first appeared on our screens in February 2000 ... fans may find themselves in need of a toddy or two when the seventh and final series of the much-loved BBC1 drama ends." - Daily Express

"Relish the predictability. Nestle in its blankety folds. And don't you dare feel guilty about it." - Julia Raeside, Guardian

"The scenery is so lush that it almost counts as porn. The drama doesn't unfold, it chirrups in staccato bursts." - The Times

"The television equivalent of a brochure from the Scottish Tourist Board." - Sunday Telegraph

"Monarch of the Glen is almost worth watching just for the breathtaking scenery ... The comforting predictability of the storylines are the key to its success with viewers' heartstrings being tugged almost unbearably before each tribulation is resolved for the good of all." - Scotland on Sunday

"It is ideal Sunday evening feel-good entertainment ... it will be mourned by many." - Western Mail

"... a cracking finale ... There won't be a dry eye in the house as we say goodbye to the much-loved residents of Glenbogle!" - Susanna Galton, Sun

"This will make you cry. Big bucketfuls of tears. The nicest (and that's not meant pejoratively) series on the box comes to an end and it's every bit the happy/sad, hug-yourself-til-you're-blue delight it should be ... It can't be gone for good." - Julia Raeside, Guardian

"So that's it - the 64th and last Monarch Of The Glen. The world will be a harsher place today.." - Sergei Platt, Sun

"The end of Monarch of The Glen cast a slightly gloomy pall over the weekend. As one of those great National Trust piles of programming, its place in the schedules was always an implicit comfort in the order of things: that Tom Baker would have a place to bare his teeth and roll his eyes. That the ethereally beautiful Susan Hampshire could be found draped in a series of taupes, positively glowing against the oak panelling. That the ‘younger cast members' (interchangeable, high-spirited) would be giggling at the bottom of a gigantic staircase, engaged in some hour-long prank. That, no matter what the weather or the plot, there would always be a BBC crew, somewhere in Scotland, filming the shadows of clouds herding across the mountains." - Caitlin Moran, The Times