Monarch of the Glen is a British drama television series produced by Ecossee Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC, for seven series between 2000 and 2005. The Monarch of the Glen television series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie's Highland Novels, which are set in the same location but in the 1930s and 1940s. The first book in that series is called The Monarch of the Glen which was a reference to the famous painting by Landseer. The first five series of Monarch of the Glen told the story of a young restaurateur, Archie MacDonald, trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands.