In the 2000s Briers was the curmudgeonly and extravagant father Hector MacDonald in the BBC television programme Monarch of the Glen (2000-05), appearing in series 1,2,3 & 7. He appeared in other programmes, see Later Career.
(mal'Ä-Ä-bÄl) Capable of being shaped by being beaten or by pressure; a property of certain metals such as gold and silver. [L. malleus, a hammer] susceptible of being beaten out into a thin plate. malleable retractor.
malleability refers to metals which can be hammered into different shapes.   ductility refers to metals which can be drawn into wires.   Not all metals are malleable or â¦ ductile.Cast iron, for example, is quite hard but brittle. But metals that are malleable or ductile are so because of the way in which atoms are arranged.In a metal the atoms lie close together and, while they strongly attract one another, may be able to flow past each other whilst maintaining their proximity, and the metal's shape can be changed. Not all metals are malleable or â¦ ductile. Cast iron, for example, is quite hard but brittle. But metals that are malleable or ductile are so because of the way in which atoms are arranged.