Monarch Of The Glen (BBC1)

She's Gone (ITV1)

Trapped: King Of The Fridges (ITV1)

The plot of Monarch Of The Glen may have descended into a soap-like lather by this, the sixth series but that hardly matters because the view is always great.

So much so that I suspect the whole thing is sponsored by the Scottish Tourist Board. The scenery is so spectacular and lovingly filmed that it makes you want to head for the Highlands. Like Paul, the new laird of Glenbogle, you may wish to wear earplugs when gillie Golly is playing the bagpipes if you find the noise as tuneful as the sound of a cat being run over.

Paul, born on the wrong side of the blanket, is a reluctant laird who doesn't much understand all the tradition that accompanies the position. He has enough trouble dealing with batty relatives like Molly, who's disguised herself as a hedge in a bid to trap orchid thieves in the woods.

One tradition he does follow is removing his wet shirt and snuggling up in front of an open fire in a shepherd's hut with Lexie, who's been around since series one and has now dumped Archie between series and claimed her rightful place in the cast list.

There was some light relief about illegal transmissions, which have nothing to do with nocturnal ones but involved one of the younger Glenbogle inmates setting up a pirate radio station. A scooter and car chase ensued, which is the most excitement we can expect over the next nine weeks.

By contrast, She's Gone was a grim and gritty drama that allowed Ray Winstone to play loving father Harry Sands rather than the violent hard man we're used to see him portray.

Daughter Olivia had gone missing in Istanbul where she was working for a charity in her gap year before university. At least, that's what she'd told her parents. When Harry travelled to Turkey to look for her, he discovered she'd been working as an exotic dancer and attracted an elderly admirer.

Harry was out of his head with worry and out of his familiar environment so went around threatening people with guns and bullying them into submission. "Would you kill every man who wants to kiss your daughter?" he was asked - and the answer, of course, was yes.

The makers added an element of topicality by writing into the script the bombings in Turkey that happened just before filming was due to take place. It forced them to shoot in Malta instead but added an extra dimension to Harry's personal search in a city literally torn apart by terrorist attacks.

There were no laughs in She's Gone, which was only to be expected given the subject matter. King Of Fridges was also mainly laugh-free, which was odd as I think it was supposed to be a comedy.

The usually-reliable Tim Firth's one-off comic drama had the excellent Mark Benton floundering as an electrical store assistant manager left in charge on a Bank Holiday. He saw it as "the equivalent of being made England captain for the World Cup" and set about proving himself up to the job.

The arrival of a new employee (Richard Wilson), who was eager but accident-prone, led to much farcical business that ended with the pair trapped inside an electrified letter "O" - which sounds more amusing than it was.