Paul Bowman
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Paul Bowman-MacDonald is a fictional character
in the BBC1 Scottish
TV series Monarch of the Glen. Paul is played by Lloyd Owen
.
Paul is the son of Hector MacDonald
and half-brother to Archie MacDonald
. Paul arrived in Glenbogle
thinking Glenbogle's ghillie Golly Mackenzie
was his father. However, Golly revealed this not to be true and told Paul and Archie the truth. Paul came to live in Glenbogle in series 5, and set up the Glenbogle Activity Centre. Paul had a short relationship with local distillery chairwoman Amanda MacLeish. In series 6 Laird
Archie went to live in New Zealand
with wife Lexie MacDonald
, and Paul became Laird. Lexie returned unhappy to Glenbogle and kissed Paul, but they decided not to further their relationship, and Lexie returned to her husband and New Zealand. Paul and local farmer Isobel Anderson
always flirted, but didn't realise that they both liked each other. They eventually got together at the end of series 6, after Paul and his girlfriend
Lucy Ford split up.
Paul's lairdship was threatended at the end of series six when it was revealed that Paul's uncle Donald MacDonald
was the rightful Laird because of Paul's illegitimacy. However in the end, Paul won the battle for lairdship against Donald and officially became Laird of Glenbogle. In the seventh series, Paul starts feeling as if he is the Laird and that people now trust him, however, Paul finds that Glenbogle once again has financial problems and has to impress cosmonaut Viktor Zinchenko and his wife Catriona to resolve the problems. To make matters worse, beautiful shepherd
ess Iona Maclean
tries to force money out of Paul to repair his tenants
' crofts. Paul falls for Iona but ends up burning down her croft and to his delight she agrees to live at the Big House.
At the end of series seven, Malcolm MacGregor, Iona's ex-fiancee returns to the glen
, and the two agree to marry; Paul is put as Malcolm's best man, and at the wedding
, Paul tells Iona he love
s her and she gives back her love to Paul herself, leaving Malcolm on his own. Paul is forced to put the estate up for sale
, and manages to persuade his tenants to buy the estate for him, just before business
man Peter Finlay buys the estate in aid of his personal vendetta
against Hector and the estate.
Fictional character
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in the BBC1 Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
TV series Monarch of the Glen. Paul is played by Lloyd Owen
Lloyd Owen
Lloyd Owen is a British actor of Welsh descent. Trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he is probably best known for his portrayal of Indiana Jones's father Professor Dr. Henry Jones, Sr...
.
Paul is the son of Hector MacDonald
Hector Naismith MacDonald
Hector Naismith MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers.-Plot:...
and half-brother to Archie MacDonald
Archie MacDonald
Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
. Paul arrived in Glenbogle
Glenbogle
Glenbogle is a fictional Scottish estate, created by Compton Mackenzie in his Highland novels, and featured in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen...
thinking Glenbogle's ghillie Golly Mackenzie
Golly Mackenzie
Golly Mackenzie is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Golly is played by Scottish actor Alexander 'Sandy' Morton....
was his father. However, Golly revealed this not to be true and told Paul and Archie the truth. Paul came to live in Glenbogle in series 5, and set up the Glenbogle Activity Centre. Paul had a short relationship with local distillery chairwoman Amanda MacLeish. In series 6 Laird
Laird
A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...
Archie went to live in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
with wife Lexie MacDonald
Lexie MacDonald
Alexandra 'Lexie' MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Lexie is played by Scottish actress Dawn Steele....
, and Paul became Laird. Lexie returned unhappy to Glenbogle and kissed Paul, but they decided not to further their relationship, and Lexie returned to her husband and New Zealand. Paul and local farmer Isobel Anderson
Isobel Anderson
Isobel Anderson is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Isobel is played by Scottish actress Simone Lahbib....
always flirted, but didn't realise that they both liked each other. They eventually got together at the end of series 6, after Paul and his girlfriend
Girlfriend
Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship or a female non-romantic friend that is closer than other friends....
Lucy Ford split up.
Paul's lairdship was threatended at the end of series six when it was revealed that Paul's uncle Donald MacDonald
Donald Ulysses MacDonald
Donald Ulysses MacDonald is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Donald is played by English Doctor Who actor Tom Baker....
was the rightful Laird because of Paul's illegitimacy. However in the end, Paul won the battle for lairdship against Donald and officially became Laird of Glenbogle. In the seventh series, Paul starts feeling as if he is the Laird and that people now trust him, however, Paul finds that Glenbogle once again has financial problems and has to impress cosmonaut Viktor Zinchenko and his wife Catriona to resolve the problems. To make matters worse, beautiful shepherd
Shepherd
A shepherd is a person who tends, feeds or guards flocks of sheep.- Origins :Shepherding is one of the oldest occupations, beginning some 6,000 years ago in Asia Minor. Sheep were kept for their milk, meat and especially their wool...
ess Iona Maclean
Iona Maclean
Iona Maclean is a fictional character in the BBC Scotland TV Series Monarch of the Glen. Iona is played by Scottish actress Kirsty Mitchell....
tries to force money out of Paul to repair his tenants
Leasehold estate
A leasehold estate is an ownership of a temporary right to land or property in which a lessee or a tenant holds rights of real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord....
' crofts. Paul falls for Iona but ends up burning down her croft and to his delight she agrees to live at the Big House.
At the end of series seven, Malcolm MacGregor, Iona's ex-fiancee returns to the glen
Glen
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath."...
, and the two agree to marry; Paul is put as Malcolm's best man, and at the wedding
Wedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...
, Paul tells Iona he love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
s her and she gives back her love to Paul herself, leaving Malcolm on his own. Paul is forced to put the estate up for sale
Sales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....
, and manages to persuade his tenants to buy the estate for him, just before business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
man Peter Finlay buys the estate in aid of his personal vendetta
Feud
A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another...
against Hector and the estate.
Surnames
- Series 4-6 - Bowman (his mother's surname)
- Series 6 (episode 10) - Bowman-MacDonald (At his lairdship ceremony, Paul states his surname is Bowman-MacDonald)
- Series 7 - MacDonald (Bowman is never mentioned, and Paul is always called MacDonald, so it presumed Paul has changed his surname just to MacDonald)
Family Details of character
- Father - Hector MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonaldHector Naismith MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle MC, is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Hector is played by English actor Richard Briers.-Plot:...
- Mother - Megan Bowman
- Step-Mother - Molly MacDonaldMolly MacDonaldMolly 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.-Character biography:...
- Half-Brothers - Archibald 'Archie' MacDonaldArchie MacDonaldArchibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald is a fictional character in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Archie is played by Scottish actor Alastair Mackenzie....
& James 'Jamie' MacDonald - Half-Sister - Elizabeth 'Lizzie' MacDonald
Series Length
Series 4-7 - 28 episodes- Series 4: episodes 9-10, 2 episodes
- Series 5: episodes 2-10, 9 episodes
- Hogmanay Special, 1 episode
- Series 6: episodes 1-10 (all episodes), 10 episodes
- Series 7: episodes 1-6 (all episodes), 6 episodes