1994 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1994.

Events

January

• No events.

February

• No events.

March

• No events.

April

• 20 April – 30th anniversary of BBC Scotland on 2.

May

• No events.

June

• 6 June – Death of Scottish actor Mark McManus, best known for his portrayal of Glaswegian detective Jim Taggart. The Taggart series continued following his death.

July

• 22 July – Take the High Road is renamed High Road.

August

• No events.

September

• No events.

October

• No events.

November

• 10 November – The first edition of BBC Scotland Investigates is broadcast. It replaces Frontline Scotland.

December

• No events.

Debuts

BBC

• 9 January – The High Life on BBC Scotland on 2 (1994–1995)
• Unknown – The Tales of Para Handy (1994–1995)
• Unknown – World Tour of Scotland (1994)

ITV

• 7 January – The Magic House (1994–1996)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008) ^[1]
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present) ^[2]
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Take the High Road (1980–2003) ^[3]
• Taggart (1983–2010) ^[4]
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Fun House (1989–1999)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• What's Up Doc? (1992–1995)
• Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
• Machair (1993–1999) ^[5]
• Speaking our Language (1993–1996)
• Wolf It (1993–1996)
• Hurricanes (1993–1997)
• Telefios (1993–2000)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020) ^[6]

Births

• 15 February – Marcus Nash, actor

Deaths

• 16 April – Frank Wylie, 58, actor
• 6 June – Mark McManus, 59, actor ( Taggart ) ^[7]

See also

• 1994 in Scotland

References

1. Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN   978-1-137-45501-7.
2. "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary". BBC Sport. 6 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
3. Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN   978-3-030-39407-3.
4. McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN   978-1-317-16096-0.
5. Berberich, Christine; Campbell, Neil (9 March 2016). Affective Landscapes in Literature, Art and Everyday Life: Memory, Place and the Senses. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN   978-1-317-18472-0.
6. "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
7. "Obituary: Mark McManus". The Independent. 6 June 1994. Retrieved 27 November 2022.