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.

Golly is the gamekeeper and gillie at Glenbogle. He is very loyal to Hector MacDonald and his ideas. Golly lived in Glenbogle all his life, but as a teenager he despised it. In order to leave Glenbogle he stole something from the house, however his father just put him in shame and Golly learnt to like the estate. Hector gave Golly the post of ghillie when he became Laird. Golly thought his job was under threat when Archie MacDonald announced there would be a new Head Ranger job on offer, so Golly got an interview to secure his role at Glenbogle. However Archie and the board chose Fergal MacClure for the job, and Golly lost his trust in Archie. Golly left Glenbogle when he started to become blind, but Archie sent Golly to an optician, and Golly retained his role at Glenbogle. Golly was left heart broken after the chef Irene Stuart (whom he liked) got together with his best friend Duncan McKay. In series five, one of Golly's friends Molly, got engaged to Andrew Booth, but Golly found Andrew had been married to many women, but never married them. After Golly's revelation, Molly decided against her marriage to Andrew. Towards the end of the same series, Golly very nearly got together with Molly, but they just agreed to be friends. In the same series, Jess, his daughter came to live with him after a row with her mother. In series six, Golly bumped into dancing teacher Meg Paterson at the market and eventually became romantically involved with her. Meg nearly left Golly when she was offered a job on a boat cruise around the world, but to Golly's relief she stayed in Glenbogle. Meg actually left Golly towards the end of the series as she felt she was relying on him too much to get work. However Meg returns and announced that she was pregnant with Golly's child. Meg had a baby boy called Cameron, then died in childbirth. In series seven, single parent Golly considers giving Cameron to Meg's sister Rosie, but decides against it and instead gets help from Molly and Jess with looking after his child. Golly and Molly's relationship deepens in series 7, and he finally realises he loves her. But Molly won't do anything love-wise without consulting the ghost of her late husband Hector...

Golly's name

Golly's real first name is not known. It was hoped by many fans of Monarch of the Glen that Golly's christian name will be known by the end of the final and seventh series, but it was never revealed

Series Length

*Series 1-7: all episodes