Monarch of the Glen returns to the Scottish Highlands with 5 and Masterpiece PBS
FIRST LOOK: Julia Brown, Chris Fulton, Ewan Miller and Rishi Nair head the cast of Monarch of the Glen, a fresh reimagining of the classic series that will debut on 5 in the UK and Masterpiece PBS in the US in 2027.
Described as a rich, romantic and humorous family saga rooted in legacy, love and survival, Brown stars as high-flying London lawyer Isla Campbell, who finds herself back at her family’s crumbling Highland estate for her estranged father’s funeral, expecting to be gone in days.
Instead, she discovers she has inherited a million-pound debt, a bank closing in, and a brother, Alasdair (Fulton), refusing to let go of their ancestral home. Under the same roof for the first time in years, brother and sister must find a way to save the struggling estate before time runs out and they lose it for good.
Miller plays gamekeeper and family friend Ewan, and Nair is businessman Daniel.
Phyllis Logan stars as Morag, with John Gordon Sinclair as longtime family lawyer Fergus and Gordon Kennedy as stockman Angus.
Monarch of the Glen is produced by Ecosse Films, makers of the original Monarch of the Glen series, and Masterpiece PBS, in association with Northern Ireland Screen and distribution partner Banijay Rights.
The series is created, written and executive produced by Jeremy Brock (A Very Royal Scandal, The Last King of Scotland). Stephen Greenhorn (Sunshine on Leith, Dept Q) joins as writer for episode 4, and Meriel Sheibani-Clare (The Crown) as writer for episode 5. Tom Vaughan (Doctor Foster, Victoria) is the director and executive producer.
Producers are Alex Boyd (How to Get to Heaven from Belfast), Robert Bernstein & Douglas Rae (Monarch of the Glen, The Trial of Christine Keelerg) alongside executive producers Rob Darnell and Adam Duncan for Ecosse Films. Susanne Simpson is the executive producer for Masterpiece.
Production for the new series is currently taking place in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Monarch of the Glen first aired in 2000 on BBC One and ran for seven seasons to 2005.
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