West Coast Story

Episode aired Apr 16, 1995
Not Rated
48m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

174

YOUR RATING

Robert Carlyle and Shirley Henderson in Hamish Macbeth (1995)

Comedy Crime Drama Mystery

While multiple Lochdubh have issues with the local bank manager, Hamish ends up in a local production of West Side Story which has some parallels to relationships in his own village.While multiple Lochdubh have issues with the local bank manager, Hamish ends up in a local production of West Side Story which has some parallels to relationships in his own village.While multiple Lochdubh have issues with the local bank manager, Hamish ends up in a local production of West Side Story which has some parallels to relationships in his own village.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

174

YOUR RATING

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9GunnersMate

Funny and Entertaining on a Dark Backdrop

West Coast Story blends financial despair and the titular star-crossed lovers with a surprising amount of humor. Who knew that Hamish could smile so much? Perhaps it was because he spent more of the episode on the questionable side of the law than actually enforcing it? Whatever the reason, this was the best episode of the series to date with plenty to enjoy and moments of heart ache. Plenty of singing and West Side Story woven throughout as well as paralleled. Highly entertaining.

10larrydearing

Excellent in every way

Terrific story line, relating it to West Side Story. Too bad they didn't clear the copyright barriers. The script, the depth of character, and the acting are all superb. The only drawback is a 26 year old woman being bound to do what her father says. Oh well, there's no such thing as perfection. As far as TV episodes are concerned, this one came close.

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Trivia
Because of copyright problems with the use of excerpts from 'West Side Story' in this episode, it was omitted from all VHS and DVD releases of the series, as well as on BBC's iPlayer.