River City (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, River City is a soap and drama series.

What it’s about. River City is a television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow. The series primarily centres around the residents of Shieldinch, their houses, flats and apartments and its neighbouring streets, namely Montego Street and which encompasses a pub, bistro, community centre, café and various small businesses, in addition to a subway station and basketball court. The series was originally screened as two half-hour episodes per week. Today, one hour-long episode is broadcast each week - usually Tuesday evenings on BBC One Scotland, repeated Sunday afternoons on either BBC One Scotland or BBC Two Scotland. In Australia, River City is screened 11:00am weekdays on Seven's British-oriented multichannel 7TWO.

Who’s in it. River City stars Amanda Beveridge, Kriss Dosanjh as Karim Malik, Eric Barlow as Tommy Donachie and Mamta Kaash as Hana Malik, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, River City has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch River City page.

If you liked it. Fans of River City tend to enjoy Yo soy Betty, la fea, La hija del Mariachi, Brazil Avenue and El Señor de los Cielos.