Jess Mackenzie

Jess Mackenzie

Jessica "Jess" Mackenzie is a fictional character in the television series Monarch of the Glen. Jess is played by Scottish actress Rae Hendrie.

Jess first came to Glenbogle with her mother in Series 3, Episode 4 where she first met her father Golly Mackenzie. They rowed, but eventually decided to be friends.

In Series 5, Episode 4 it was revealed that she had not been able to do much travelling, and "went straight from school to uni to my Masters" in Land Management, and asked her father what he thought about her travelling to Thailand or New Zealand "to take a year off to catch up on my life". Jess returned to Glenbogle on her own after a row with her mother about her much older university lecturer boyfriend - Dr. Sean Cook. Archie MacDonald travelled on behalf on Golly to see the teacher, but it was revealed that they had split up awhile ago, not to mention that he was married with a child. Upon introducing himself as the Laird of Glenbogle, Dr. Cook announced to his Land Economy class on Bubble Theory: "We have amongst us a social, political, and economic dinosaur."

Jess got Duncan McKay's job as Head Ranger in Series 5, but then Duncan returned and wanted to have his job back. Eventually it was agreed by Archie and Paul that Jess and Duncan would both be rangers. Jess and Duncan got together at the end of Series 5, but Golly was not happy about this.

In Series 6, Duncan left Jess and Glenbogle to get a job as a DJ in Edinburgh, but Duncan failed to say goodbye to Jess. Jess proved herself in a job when she dealt with poachers without her father's guidance. Ewan got Jess a date with Rory the vet through his radio station. In the final-ever episode, Duncan returned to Glenbogle to be with Jess.