This led to her landing the role that made her name, when she was cast as Mrs Mack in Take The High Road, in 1983. The formidable character on screen became a favourite with royalty and Gwyneth ...

Bobby Hain, director of channels at STV, said: “We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Mary Riggans who was a much loved actress and a popular cast member of Take the High Road.

And one series proving a hit with viewers is classic Scottish soap Take the High Road. The serial drama ran from 1980 to 2003 – but it’s back as STV Player is showing episodes from the start.

Take the High Road was broadcast for the first time in 1980. Scotland Loves High Road, shown on STV last Wednesday, saw broadcaster Emma Cameron taking viewers back to Luss on the banks of Loch ...

Take the High Road, which began in 1980 ... making her one of its longest-serving cast members. She was born in Glasgow and brought up in the village of Milton of Campsie, in East Dunbartonshire.

The musical version of the JM Barrie play had attracted a cast led by Mia Farrow and ... the role of Sam Hagen in STV’s popular Take The High Road. For a decade, she brought to the super-bitch ...