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 | |||||
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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 | |
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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 | |||||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |
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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 | |||||||||
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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]