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BBC Axing One Of Its Longest-Running Shows But Ploughing More Money Into Scottish Drama
The BBC has cancelled 'River City' but will spend £100M in Scotland and has commissioned more shows following the end of the Scottish soap.
BBC Scotland content boss Louise Thornton has already unveiled three new dramas: darkly comic thriller Grams from Line of Duty producer World Productions, The Young Team adapted from Scottish author Graeme Armstrong’s debut novel and Counsels, which is being co-created by Skins creator Bryan Elsley. Created by Stephen Greenhorn and produced by BBC Studios, Scottish soap River City has aired since 2002 and is set in the West End of Glasgow, following a cast of entertaining characters and winning a wealth of awards down the years. Scottish TV production has also been in the spotlight of late over The Traitors, after the BBC and producer Studio Lambert were accused of painting a “truly shocking picture” when it comes to the number of people working on the show who are based in Scotland.
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