Published in Scotland Magazine Issue 32 on 13/04/2007.

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Colin McCredie

Christopher Fisher meets Scottish actor Colin McCredie, best known for his role as Stuart Fraser in the ITV drama, Taggart

Tell us about your five favourite Scottish places.
“First, Perth, especially Perth Theatre; that was where I got my first feeling for the stage and my first job as a teenager. I did a play there last year.

That was special, going full circle. I still remembered a few faces!

“Perth is also special to me because Saint Johnston at Mcdiarmid Park is my favourite football team.

“I love Mull, it’s a lovely place to holiday, especially Tobermory, now made famous by kids television programme Balamory. It has some great pubs, too.

“The Isle of Iona is a beautiful spot, The Bay At The Back Of The Ocean, which is a beach at the far side of Iona is one of my favourites. I’ve been there a few times but there’s one vivid memory when I definitely saw ghosts. I was with some friends, watching the sunset at The Bay. I was ahead of my friends walking back, when I turned round and saw a group of perhaps 30 silhouettes running towards us. None of us knew what they were so we ran. Then they disappeared. The explanation, we thought, was maybe camouflaged soldiers yomping. We went to a bar and looked at a map and where we had walked had been the site of a monks’ massacre. It’s inexplicable, but it’s not a scary place.

“I also like Tighnabruaich in Argyll.

I’ve friends with a flat there and it’s great to sneak off to. There are beautiful beaches, nice bars, restaurants; all of that only an hour and a half’s drive from Glasgow.

“I mustn’t forget Gleneagles hotel, as that is where I proposed .....

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By Christopher Fisher

Section : Celebrity Scotland

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