Molly MacDonald

Molly MacDonald, Lady of Glenbogle, is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Molly is played by English actress Susan Hampshire. She is not to be confused with the character of the same name from the 1996 children's television series Arthur.

An ex-model, Molly is the wife of the cantankerous Laird of Glenbogle, Hector MacDonald, and the mother of Archie MacDonald, Lizzie MacDonald and Jamie MacDonald. In Episode 1 of Season 4, Archie refers to his mother using her courtesy title - the "Lady of Glenbogle". Molly is known for her detective work, such as helping Katrina Finlay win the Hill Race, getting women in the golf club by blackmailing Lord Kilwillie and betraying Hector, retrieving a stone of Hector's from Kilwillie, and her dangerous betting with her bookie Geordie McCann. She is the object of romantic affection from a number of her male friends and associates throughout the series.

After Hector's demise - Kilwillie proposes to Molly in order to bring his money to Glenbogle and save the estate. Kilwillie loves Molly, but Molly did not reciprocate. Archie persuades Molly not to go ahead with her marriage. An old friend of Molly's, Louis Grimshaw, tries to win Molly's heart, but she doesn't love him. A year later, Molly is proposed to again, this time by Andrew Booth, causing a great deal of pain to Golly Mackenzie, her loyal and best friend. She accepts, but the wedding is called off when Golly finds out that Andrew had proposed to many women before, but never married any of them. Molly feels she cannot not trust Andrew, and calls off the wedding, breaking his heart. All through Series 5, the producers gave the impression that Molly and Golly were going to get together - but never did, and agreed just to be friends. At the end of Series 7, however, they finally do get together.

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