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List of River City characters introduced in 2016–2017
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River City is a BBC Scotland soap opera from Scotland. This is a list of characters who first appeared on the programme during 2016 and 2017.
Cassie Lindsay
Cassie Lindsay (nee Evans) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Canadian actress Sophia Kolinas.[1] She is introduced as a love interest for Angus Lindsay (Scott Fletcher).[2] The couple marry but the marriage breaks down.[3]
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Maggie McLean
Maggie McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Kathryn Howden.[4]
Maggie has an abusive brother John.[5] She killed Joe Dunn.[6][7] In 2018, Maggie reveals she is a victim of rape and incest.[8]
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Kim O'Hara
Kim O'Hara (also Monroe) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Frances Thorburn.[9] Her storylines, from a broken down marriage with Bob O'Hara and health complications that saw her undergo a heart transplant.[10]
In 2024, she survives a car crash that takes the life of Bernie O'Hara.[11]
Ellie McLean
Ellie McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Leah MacRae.[12]
Ellie joins as a care worker who looks after dementia sufferer Malcolm Hamilton (Johnny Beattie).[13]
In early 2022, Ellie had a storyline on infertility.[14] She then turns to surrogacy.[15]
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Pete Galloway
Pete Galloway (also Griffiths and McLean) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Andy Gray.[16] Andy is the husband of Caitlin McLean and the father of Drew McLean.[17] Gray died in 2021.[18] The character died off-screen in January 2022.[19]
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Martina Kennedy
Martina Kennedy (also McAllister) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Ann-Louise Ross.[20] She described as an evil matriarch.[21] She is the mother of Alex McAllister (Jordan Young).[22]
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Greig Roth
Greig Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Glen Wallace.[23] He was introduced in 2016 alongside his wife Lorna (Alana Hood) and daughters Frankie (Lorna McMenemy) and Katie (Libby Dye).[24]
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Lorna Roth
Lorna Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Alana Hood.[23] She was introduced in 2016 alongside her husband Greig (Glen Wallace) and daughters Frankie (Lorna McMenemy) and Katie (Libby Dye).[24] She is the younger sister of local GP Annie Murdoch (Dawn Steele).[25]
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Frankie Roth
Frankie Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Lorna McMenemy.[23] She was introduced in 2016 alongside her parents Greig (Glen Wallace) and Lorna (Alana Hood) and sister Katie (Libby Dye).[24]
She dated Angus Lindsay and dealt with bulimia.[26] She killed villain Rick Harper (Alex Ferns).[27]
Katie Roth
Katie Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Libby Dye.[23] She was introduced in 2016 alongside her parents Greig (Glen Wallace) and Lorna (Alana Hood) and sister Frankie (Lorna McMenemy).[24]
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Andy Cousins
Andy Cousins is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Blue singer Simon Webbe in his television debut.[28] Andy first appeared in November 2016.[29] Webbe did not use a Scottish accent for the role.[30] Andy is a former army soldier and a close friend of the Roth family.[31]
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Mackenzie O'Hara
Mackenzie O'Hara is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Connor McPhelim. He is the son of Kim O'Hara (Frances Thorburn).[32]
Rick Harper
Rick Harper is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Alex Ferns.[33]
The villain was killed off in a whodunit storyline when he was hit on the head with a candle stick, later revealed to be Frankie Roth (Lorna McMenemy).[27]
Dougie Patterson
Dougie Patterson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Stewart Porter.[34]
Charlotte Crozier
Charlotte Crozier (also Murdoch) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Daisy Veldhoven.[35]
Jules Belmont
Jules Belmont is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Aisha Toussaint.[36]
Shelley Belmont
Shelley Belmont is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Adiza Shardow.[37]
Farah Khurana
Farah Khurana is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Shobna Gulati.[37] Gulati is famous from playing Sunita Alahan in Coronation Street.[38] Farah is a university friend of artisan baker AJ Jandhu.[39] The character is described as "fun loving".[40]
John McLean
John McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Frank Gilhooley.[37]
John is involved in an incest and sex abuse storyline.[41][42]
Danny Turner
Danny Turner is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Neil Pendleton from 2017 to 2018.[43]
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