6 d. ago Landlord hoped to renew River City studio site lease before BBC Scotland axed iconic soap

The director of Westerwood Properties, the firm which owns the site on which the River City set is filmed in Dumbarton, has spoken out after BBC Scotland scrapped the soap.

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6 d. ago Petition to save BBC’s River City soap attracts support of more than 10,000

The union Equity is urging BBC Scotland bosses to reverse the decision to scrap the long-running show next year.

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6 d. ago River City actors join campaign to save iconic BBC Scotland soap from the axe

Some of the cast of River City joined local politicians on the Dumbarton set to back the 'Save River City' campaign launched by the actors' union Equity.

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1 week ago BBC show's axing prompts petition to save it as thousands back beloved soap

The BBC sparked upset earlier this week when it announced that long-running soap opera River City, which is filmed and set in Scotland, will be coming to an end next year

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1 week ago Outlander star Sam Heughan 'sad to hear' BBC soap River City to be axed

The Scots actor played the role of footballer Andrew Murray in the early days of the soap.

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2 w. ago BBC River City fans 'heartbroken' as soap is axed due to 'dwindling viewing figures'

River City fans have slammed BBC bosses and taken aim at rival soaps such as Emmerdale and Coronation Street as they fume 'is this a joke? It's too early for April fools'.

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2 w. ago Scottish soap River City to finish in 2026 after more than 20 years

The show set in the fictional Glasgow district of Shieldinch has been broadcast by BBC Scotland since 2002.

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2 w. ago River City: BBC Scotland axes Scottish soap and confirms big plans for finale

The show has been running since 2002

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