Which Monteath (Alec or David) acted on a show set in a fictional town based on inner-city Salford?
Alec Monteath Alec Monteath (born 22 May 1941 in Perthshire) was an announcer for Scottish Television from 1964 until 1969 and an announcer on BBC Scotland. Monteath was also an actor who played Dougal Lachlan in STV's Take the High Road from 1980 until 1992. His son, David Monteath was an actor on Coronation Street.
Ralph Riach Ralph Riach (born 1936) is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as "John McIver" (better known as "TV John") in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama "Hamish Macbeth". His career began at the age of 45, when he appeared in "Lost Empires" (1986). He has appeared in television shows including "Chancer", "Mosley", "Taggart", "Monarch of the Glen", "Peak Practice", "Doctor Finlay", and "Tutti Frutti". Film appearances include "The House of Mirth" (2000), "" (1999), "Braveheart" (1995) and "Copying Beethoven" (2006). He also portrayed John Laurie in the story of the making of Dad's Army.