INTERVIEW WITH HAMISH
Fettes College Prep School (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Spring Term (Jan-Mar) 2002

Monarch of the Glen is filmed in a place near Kingussie. It is about a family and workers who live in Glenbogle, which is going bankrupt. We interviewed Hamish Clark who plays the part of Duncan, who tries to do things well but always ends up in trouble. Monarch of the Glen is a funny but dramatic drama. We like it because it has a very good storyline and cast.

PART 1 - By VELOCITY AIREY and LAUREN HOUGHTON

1. What did you first act in on television?
In a show called My Wonderful Life. I played a young doctor with a girlfriend. We spent every episode moaning at each other.

2. Which members of Monarch of the Glen do you like best?
It would have to be Susan Hampshire. She is a really nice person but I also like acting with Sandy Morton (Golly).

3. What is your favourite animal?
It would have to be something flashy like a lion or an eagle. I quite like squirrels because they live up a tree and everyone likes horses!

4. When you were young was it your ambition to become an actor?
When I was young I wasn’t sure what I was going to be. I did consider being an artist. I knew I wouldn’t ever work in an office because I don’t like doing what people tell me.

5. Who inspired you to start acting?
Strangely enough it was John Lennon and Adam Ant because they were so cool and full of fun. Even though they were singers! Also Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate and Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews in Brideshead Revisited.

6. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
Ten years is a long time but I think I will still be on a television show where the main character can be me! But I would also like to be in films.

7. What is your favourite colour?
Definitely blue.

8. What has been your favourite part of acting up to date?
It would probably be the part I have in Monarch of the Glen. I really like Duncan’s character because he is funny. I think comedy is the cleverest thing to do.

9. Who is your favourite singer?
Well, I like the Beetles and John Lennon. I liked him and Adam Ant. I like Robbie Williams and I go to the same hairdresser as him!

10.What are your hobbies?
Since I was eight years old right through to university I played rugby and I did other things like swimming and painting. I quite like reading and going to the gym but I really just like being up in the hills of Scotland.

PART 2 - By PAIGE WILSON and ZOE HITCHEN

Zoe - Do you like being famous?
Duncan - Yes, it’s good when I get the right table.

Paige - How much do you get paid?
Duncan - Well I’m lucky because it’s enough to last me.

Zoe - Is there anyone you work with who gets on your nerves?
Duncan - Well, we all live in a lodge together. So no.

Paige - How many times do you rehearse a day?
Duncan - Quite a lot. About 7 to 8 times a day.

Zoe - How old are you?
Duncan - I’m 36

Paige - What do you do in your spare time?
Duncan - Sometimes I go to a cafe with my friends and sometimes I go to the gym.

Zoe - What’s your best sport?
Duncan - It used to be rugby but now I don’t really know.

Paige - What is your best ice cream?
Duncan - Double chocolate.

Zoe - Where about do you live?
Duncan - I can’t really tell you that!

Paige- When is your birthday?
Duncan - It’s the 27 July.

Zoe- How many sisters do you have?
Duncan - I have three sisters and one brother

Paige - What is your real name?
Duncan - Hamish

This is the entire interview questions and answers from Hamish Clark