"Hamish Macbeth" The Good Thief (TV Episode 1997) Poster

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(1997)

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8/10
Some "bad" kids have their reasons
ranchofiesta24 April 2022
I enjoyed the "message" of this episode, even though the story was more than a bit convoluted. Sometimes kids behave badly for reasons we don't understand.

I love this program because Hamish always teaches us something, when it comes to how life usually isn't as straightforward as it appears.

I was bothered by "Frankie's" speaking voice sounding dubbed, throughout this episode, so I tried to find out about the actor, Stephen Henderson, who played Frankie. There's not much on him other than appearing in a 2021 fundraising TV program "Saving Birdland", which was a musical, so this kinda tells us the actor actually did the singing for "Frankie's" performances, and they were beautifully done! Still, the speaking parts just didn't sound right, but I can't find any explanation.

The final scene is heartbreakingly sweet.
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7/10
Local Rivalry and Out of Town Guest
GunnersMate2 May 2018
The Good Thief was an uneven episode. One half of the plot centers on a singing competition rivalry between Lochdubh and another village, and the related humor within and between the two communities was very funny, very silly, and very enjoyable. The intersecting other plot gives us new Lochdubh resident Frankie and a visit from his wildly ill-behaved mate Tusker. It is this plot line that can me difficult to navigate as the boys are not the most interesting characters to follow; and while the finale is solid and reasonable, it still feels like watching strangers instead of the friends we have come to know and adore in Lochdubh. Hamish Macbeth is at its best when there is plenty of Hamish and his fellow villagers, and feels a wee bit hollow when focusing on outliers.
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2/10
Worst Episode of a Really Good Series
foxwingengel6 May 2020
Let me start by saying I really like this series. This episode, however, is just awful. Almost like they ran out of material for Season 3, but were told to "come up with one more episode." So they threw this one together at the last minute. Every moment drags and you keep thinking to yourself, is it over yet?
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