Ask Monarch of the Glen transcript
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Monarch of the Glen
Alastair Mackenzie the Laird of Glenbogle and Monarch of the Glen chatted live abour his role in the Scottish Drama.
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Question from Andrew: Have you any Scottish ancestry or family?
Alastair Mackenzie: Absolutely! All my ancestry is Scottish. All my family are Scottish. 100%.
Question from Lorabisho Mccourt: Are you planning to do another series? Or are there any other projects in the pipeline?
Alastair Mackenzie: Yes, we are doing another series this summer. I'm starting to shoot a movie next week, that's in Scotland too.
Question from Karen Sterry: Are you like your character in Monarch of the Glen?
Alastair Mackenzie: No, I'm far more handsome! I'm not nearly as troubled as he is. My life isn't nearly as complicated.
Question from Karen Sherry: Which cast members do you get on with best?
Alastair Mackenzie: It's really hard to say. We all live together in a big house. We're all like one big happy family. Richard Briers and I have become like father and son.
Question from Hazel Fyfe: Is Richard Briars really as eccentric as Hector? If not, what or who else entertains you all when you're not filming?
Alastair Mackenzie: Richard Briers is extremely eccentric as is Susan Hampshire and it's really entertaining. We also have local highlights like the shinty match at the weekend.
Question from Kitty Wolfe: Which cast members have annoying habits and what are they?
Alastair Mackenzie: None of them are really repeatable!
Question from Susan: Who chooses what clothes Archie wears and what do you think of them? I seriously think you should ditch the grey/silver coloured jacket! Sorry!
Alastair Mackenzie: We have a costume designer who picks all the clothes. The grey/silver coloured jacket was chosen for me. They wanted me to be rustic.
Question from Beaulieu Waller: Would you ever swap your life for Archie Macdonald's?
Alastair Mackenzie: Ooh it's a tough question to answer as there are a lot of good points about his life. I'd swap the landscape because I live in the north of London - I wouldn't mind 35,000 acres in the north of Scotland.
Question from Kitty Wolfe: How is it always sunny in Glenbogle? Sunny Scotland? - surely not!
Alastair Mackenzie: That's the magic of television. If it's a sunny day we take advantage of it and shoot outside.
Question from Denise Clarer: Do you take your shirt off at any point?
Alastair Mackenzie: Yes, in the next episode I have a bath!
Question from Daniel Jones: Why are you so goodlooking when Hector isn't?
Alastair Mackenzie: That's very unfair. I'm flattered actually, maybe I have my mother's genes.
Question from Alex Green: I read somewhere that a friend of yours made you laugh so hard that you got a hernia, is this true?
Alastair Mackenzie: Yes, I ruptured myself laughing! It was Phil Kay who made me split my sides! Then when he came to see me in hospital I split my stiches.
Question from Jess Kitchen: Where is Monarch of the Glen filmed?
Alastair Mackenzie: It's filmed near Newtonmore, in the central Highlands of Scotland, near the Cairngorms.
Question from Laura Cope: Do you and Katrina get together in this series?
Alastair Mackenzie: You're just going to have to wait and see!
Question from Paul Walter: Are there actually any lairds in Scotland as young and as reasonable as you in Scotland?
Alastair Mackenzie: Yes, I think so. I've met a couple. The young lairds try to bring estates into the 21st century.
Question from Robyn Eastlake: Do u hate watching yourself on TV?
Alastair Mackenzie: Yes, I do. You know what it's like when you hear yourself on a tape recorder, it's like that, but worse. I watch every episode, though.
Question from Karon Palmer: Do you feel comfortable having to wear a kilt, and is it true what they say?
Alastair Mackenzie: I love wearing a kilt. There's a chemical reaction between the tartan and the skin that makes you feel like a warrior!
Question from Judy Giles: Do you think you and your family could ever settle in the Highlands of Scotland one day?
Alastair Mackenzie: It's a possiblity, yes. But it's something that I'm not distancing.
Question from Zara Wyte: Are you as ignorant and oblivious when it comes to women as Archie?
Alastair Mackenzie: Ha ha! Probably, but I managed to get a girlfriend and a kid out of it!
Question from Shona Webster: What is your favourite episode, or has it not been screened yet?
Alastair Mackenzie: It's next week's episode. Watch and you'll find out why!
Question from Sunni: I'm currently choosing my A-Levels and it makes you think if you'll regret what you choose. Is there anything you regret about your career and choices?
Alastair Mackenzie: I regret not going to university.
Question from Jacco Sandra Burger Voormolen: Is the next episode the last one?
Alastair Mackenzie: It's the last one of this series, but we're doing another series next year.
Question from Joanne Have: Have you made any films, if so which do you prefer TV or films?
Alastair Mackenzie: I've only ever made one film, but I'm starting work on another one this week. TV is very quick and I'd like to make more films.
Question from Alan Gillies: Were the midges a problem?
Alastair Mackenzie: Yes, the midges were a problem. We had to reshoot several scenes because the midges were so bad. The crew were in complete bodysuits!
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