Andrew MacLachlan

Andrew MacLachlan (27 February 1941 – 17 December 2018) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and actor who was active on British television and in films 1979 to 2006.

Early life and cricket The son of the Scotsman Geoffrey MacLachlan and his wife, Violet (née Hicks), he was born at Trearddur on Anglesey where his father was stationed while on military service during the Second World War. His parents divorced shortly after the war and MacLachlan lived with his mother in a converted Martello tower at Malahide in Ireland. He was educated in England, where he attended St Edward's School, Oxford. He remained in Oxford after completing his education at St Edward's, matriculating at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. An all-rounder, while with the ball he took 3 wickets.

After graduating from Oxford, MacLachlan became an English teacher in a prep school. In his spare time he would play the guitar and sing in folk and cabaret clubs. He married Georgina Morton in 1966, with the couple having met while doing temporary work at Christmas in Harrods.

MacLachlan died on 17 December 2018, aged 77. He was survived by his wife and their three daughters, in addition to four grandchildren.