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River City

Seen it?

2002 | 16 seasons | 30 min | Soap, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
16 seasons and 43 episodes: a long-haul commitment, short, snackable episodes, about 22 hours in all.
What might put you off
A big time investment at 16 seasons.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 3 BAFTAs.

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 16 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 45K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 12002 · 2 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 52006 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 131 episode
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 141 episode
    Not rated yet
  5. Season 152 episodes
    Not rated yet
  6. Season 182017 · 5 episodes
    Not rated yet
  7. Season 202018 · 22 episodes
    Not rated yet
  8. Season 249 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Created by Stephen Greenhorn