Highlander: the Television Series

Background, Links and Fiction

Highlander: the Television Series began as a spin off from the Highlander films starring Christopher Lambert, but has long since acquired a life (and a time line) of their own. HL:TS follows the life of Duncan MacLeod, born in 1592 in the Highlands of Scotland, and still alive today. As he said himself in the introduction to the first series - 'I am immortal, and I am not alone.'

The series has now completed in its fifth series, series six is about halfway through in the US and has just started broadcasting in the UK. Duncan MacLeod is played by Adrian Paul, an English-born actor, dancer, choreographer and martial arts expert. Over the years he has been joined by a number of regular guests and companions - mortal and immortal - but most recently the character that has taken the fans by storm is Methos - the oldest immortal - played by Peter Wingfield. It is by now something of a legend that PW was hired originally to play in just one episode, but the fan reaction was so strong he was brought back a few episodes later to play in the Season 3 finale. Three season later, and he is still around.

Like a lot of others, I have been so fascinated by the characters portrayed in the series, I have had a go at writing some Highlander stories of my own. I have added a few links to sights where some of the best fan-fic can be found. But mine, two three part stories called Cleansing Fire and 'Aftermath', can be found here.

Fan Fiction Sights for Highlander:

If you aren't already a Highlander Fan then I suggest that before you read any of the stories, you access The Highlander FAQ

• The HLFIC-L Archive of FanFic
• The HL Quill Club
• The Seventh Dimension
• The Methos Madness Home Page

Cleansing Fire:

Disclaimers: The Concept and characters of Highlander: the Series belong to Davis/Panzer Productions. I am borrowing them without permission. These stories are written purely for reading enjoyments and no money is being generated from them. Please do not distribute these stories without this disclaimer, or without attribution. Thanks.

Small Warning: I don't think you could call this purple, but it might qualify as pale lilac. If you are likely to be offended, do not proceed.

• Part 1: The Wall. After 300 years, Rhiannon comes looking for MacLeod in Paris. But the immortal she finds at his barge is not Duncan, but someone she met nearly two thousand years earlier.
• Part 2: The Plague.Duncan first met Rhiannon in London during the Great Plague, when Sean Burns and Robert Kenilworth were working to save the lives of mortals. But Kenilworth has a mortal wife who is herself in danger.
• Part 3: The Fire. Neither Duncan nor Rhiannon can be sure if Kenilworth is a danger to anyone but himself.

For those of you into timelines and such: I am assuming the present day here comes somewhere between "Till Death" and "Judgement Day".

This is my first attampt at writing a fan-fic: so I am anxious to know what you think. Please e-mail your comments, good or bad, to webmaster@troth.demon.co.uk

Aftermath:

When I saw 'Forgive Us Our Trespasses', I felt that both Duncan and Methos must have undertaken quite an emotional journey to get there from where they left off at the end of 'Revelations 6:8'. This is my attempt to fill in what might have happened in between.

Disclaimers: The Concept and characters of Highlander: the Series belong to Davis/Panzer Productions. I am borrowing them without permission. These stories are written purely for reading enjoyments and no money is being generated from them. Please do not distribute these stories without this disclaimer, or without attribution. Thanks.

Small Warning: Some of the images, especially in Part 2, are fairly violent.

• Part 1: Confessions. Rhiannon hadn't been expecting to see Methos, and certainly not in this state - exhausted, covered in dirt from the road...
• Part 2: Journeys.MacLeod is looking for answers, and there is only one person who has known Methos long enough to be able to provide them...
• Part 3: Encounters. Rhiannon has a friend in trouble in Paris - but can she persuade Methos go there with her...?

I'd love to know what you think. Please e-mail your comments, good or bad, to webmaster@troth.demon.co.uk

Web and pages and FTP sites:

There are an extraordinary number of Highlander websites, with more appearing every week, many of them excellent, and all a tribute to the devotion of the fans. Here is just a small sample to get you started.

• Rysher's Web page
• The Unofficial Highlander WWW
• Peter Wingfield Fan Club
• The Highlander Index of Synopses
• There can be only one (Episode of the week site)
• The Mostly Methos Image Gallery
• The Watchers Chronicles
• Bellchant the Official Home Page of the HL:TS composer, Roger Bellon, now including Real Audio clips

News groups:

• alt.tv.highlander - and of course ATH's own website
• uk.media.radio.archers (In case you are wondering what this one is doing here - Peter Wingfield also played the much reviled Simon Pemberton on BBC Radio 4's 'The Archers')

Lastly, those of you who have already encountered Methos will know that he is a beer lover. So just in case he - or one of his devoted followers - should drop in, here is a link to Phillip's Beer page

This Seacouver Social Club site is owned by Kat Troth. Want to join the Seacouver webring?
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Last updated 25/05/1998