Edith MacArthur

Edith MacArthur MBE (8 March 1926 – 26 April 2018), was a Scottish actress, noted for her elegant screen presence.

Her best-known role was the Lady Laird Elizabeth Cunningham in Take the High Road, which she portrayed from the first episode in 1980, until December 1986 when the character was killed off in a car crash.

MacArthur was born in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. She was most frequently seen on television, with a long list of credits including Z-Cars, The Borderers, The Troubleshooters, Sutherland's Law, The Standard, The Omega Factor, The Sandbaggers, Doctor Finlay, Hamish Macbeth, Casualty and Sea of Souls.

In 2000, she was made an MBE for her contribution to the dramatic arts.

Along with Caroline Ashley, who played Fiona Cunningham in Take the High Road, MacArthur cut the tape for the first sailing on the MV Isle of Arran from Brodick to Ardrossan on 16 April 1984.