List of River City characters introduced in 2016–2017

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. She is introduced as a love interest for Angus Lindsay (Scott Fletcher). The couple marry but the marriage breaks down.

Maggie McLean

Maggie McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Kathryn Howden.

Maggie has an abusive brother John. She killed Joe Dunn. In 2018, Maggie reveals she is a victim of rape and incest.

Kim O'Hara

Kim O'Hara (also Monroe) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Frances Thorburn. Her storylines, from a broken down marriage with Bob O'Hara and health complications that saw her undergo a heart transplant.

In 2024, she appears to survive a car crash that takes the life of Bernie O'Hara, but succumbs to her injuries while waiting for Bob to return with ice cream after chatting on a bench in Montego Street .

Ellie McLean

Ellie McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Leah MacRae.

Ellie joins as a care worker who looks after dementia sufferer Malcolm Hamilton (Johnny Beattie).

In early 2022, Ellie had a storyline on infertility. She then turns to surrogacy.

Pete Galloway

Pete Galloway (also Griffiths and McLean) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Andy Gray. Andy is the husband of Caitlin McLean and the father of Drew McLean. Gray died in 2021. The character died off-screen in January 2022.

Martina Kennedy

Martina Kennedy (also McAllister) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Ann-Louise Ross. She described as an evil matriarch. She is the mother of Alex McAllister (Jordan Young).

Greig Roth

Greig Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Glen Wallace. He was introduced in 2016 alongside his wife Lorna (Alana Hood) and daughters Frankie (Lorna McMenemy) and Katie (Libby Dye).

Lorna Roth

Lorna Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Alana Hood. She was introduced in 2016 alongside her husband Greig (Glen Wallace) and daughters Frankie (Lorna McMenemy) and Katie (Libby Dye). She is the younger sister of local GP Annie Murdoch (Dawn Steele).

Frankie Roth

Frankie Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Lorna McMenemy. She was introduced in 2016 alongside her parents Greig (Glen Wallace) and Lorna (Alana Hood) and sister Katie (Libby Dye).

She dated Angus Lindsay and dealt with bulimia. She killed villain Rick Harper (Alex Ferns).

Katie Roth

Katie Roth is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Libby Dye. She was introduced in 2016 alongside her parents Greig (Glen Wallace) and Lorna (Alana Hood) and sister Frankie (Lorna McMenemy).

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. Andy first appeared in November 2016. Webbe did not use a Scottish accent for the role. Andy is a former army soldier and a close friend of the Roth family.

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).

Rick Harper

Rick Harper is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Alex Ferns.

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).

Dougie Patterson

Dougie Patterson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Stewart Porter.

Charlotte Crozier

Charlotte Crozier (also Murdoch) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Daisy Veldhoven.

Jules Belmont

Jules Belmont is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Aisha Toussaint.

Shelley Belmont

Shelley Belmont is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Adiza Shardow.

Farah Khurana

Farah Khurana is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Shobna Gulati. Gulati is famous from playing Sunita Alahan in Coronation Street. Farah is a university friend of artisan baker AJ Jandhu. The character is described as "fun loving".

John McLean

John McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Frank Gilhooley.

John is involved in an incest and sex abuse storyline.

Danny Turner

Danny Turner is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Neil Pendleton from 2017 to 2018.

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