List of River City characters introduced in 2024–2026
River City is a BBC Scotland soap opera from Scotland. This is a list of characters who first appeared on the programme during 2024, 2025 and 2026.
In March 2025, it was announced that River City would cease production after 2026.[1] Any new characters introduced in 2026 will be listed here.[2]
James Douglas
[edit]| James Douglas | |||||
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| River City character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Paul McCole | ||||
| Duration | 2024–present | ||||
| First appearance | 17 June 2024 | ||||
| Classification | Current | ||||
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DCI James Douglas is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Paul McCole.[3] He is a police officer.[4]
Eddie Corrigan
[edit]| Eddie Corrigan | |
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| River City character | |
| Portrayed by | Rob Jarvis |
| Duration | 2024–present |
| First appearance | 1 April 2024 |
| Classification | Current |
Eddie Corrigan is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Rob Jarvis.[5]
Harry Foulkes
[edit]| Harry Foulkes | |||||||
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| River City character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Jim Sturgeon | ||||||
| Duration | 2024–present | ||||||
| First appearance | 21 October 2024 | ||||||
| Classification | Current | ||||||
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Harry Foulkes is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Jim Sturgeon. Harry is the nemesis of gangster Lenny Murdoch (Frank Gallagher).[6] Harry is the father of Tyler Foulkes (Cameron Fulton).[7]
Carly McLeish
[edit]| Carly McLeish | |||||
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| River City character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Abbie Purvis | ||||
| Duration | 2024–present | ||||
| Classification | Current | ||||
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Carly McLeish is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Abbie Purvis.[8] She has dwarfism.[9]
She is the daughter of Tommy Chalmers.[10]
Emma Gibson
[edit]| Emma Gibson | |
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| River City character | |
| Portrayed by | Rachel Dick |
| Duration | 2025–present |
| First appearance | 9 April 2025 |
| Classification | Current |
Emma Gibson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Rachel Dick.[11]
Vivienne Barton
[edit]| Vivienne Barton | |||||||||
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| River City character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Simone Lahbib | ||||||||
| Duration | 2025–present | ||||||||
| First appearance | 23 July 2025 | ||||||||
| Classification | Current | ||||||||
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Vivienne (Viv) Barton is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Simone Lahbib.[12] Viv is a business owner who arrives in Shieldinch in the hope of reconciling with her son Tyler Foulkes (Cameron Fulton) after walking out on her marriage to Harry Foulkes (Jim Sturgeon) and her family over two decades ago.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "River City to come to an end in 2026 as BBC plans next generation of drama production in Scotland with three new titles". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ McStay, Kirsten (2025-03-18). "BBC River City cancelled after more than 20 years". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Glasgow actor on how Limmy's Show changed his life". Glasgow Times. 27 September 2023.
- ^ "River City - Wednesday, 28 August, 2024". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "River City - Wednesday, 27 November, 2024". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ Fotheringham, Ann (30 December 2024). "River City star on 'tense' shoot-out that will end BBC series". Glasgow Times.
- ^ Hall, Tasha (2024-12-30). "River City's Harry Foulkes star teases explosive NY showdown and new arrival". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "BBC Scotland - River City, 24/02/2025". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ Hinds, Alice (2020-10-25). "Actress Abbie Purvis on battle to beat stereotypes of disability and how Game Of Thrones star changed everything". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "River City - Wednesday, 31 July, 2024". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "River City - Wednesday, 9 April, 2025". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Simone Lahbib joins the cast of BBC Scotland drama River City". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Marzella, Chris (2025-06-04). "EastEnders and Bad Girls star Simone Lahbib to join River City in its final year". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-07-28.