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River City (2002)

River City poster
Genre
soap opera, LGBT-related television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
13 seasons, 14 episodes
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It is a soap opera set in a fictional Glasgow district. It follows the personal and family lives of the local residents.

dramaticeverydayserializedcharacter-drivenemotionaldomesticpacedgroundedgritty

What happens

River City is a British television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since September 2002. Since 2019, the show has aired episodes a day earlier on the new BBC Scotland channel. Set in the fictional district of Shieldinch in the West End of Glasgow, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. From its inception in 2002, the soap struggled to grasp viewers' approval, but would gradually see a rise in popularity. In 2023, the soap won 'Best Drama' at the Royal Television Society Scotland awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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