Scotland is responsible for inventing some of the world's greatest television shows such as 'Scotch & Wry', 'Naked Video', 'Rab C. Nesbitt', 'Tutti Frutti', 'Chewin' The Fat', 'Still Game', 'Rebus' and 'Hamish MacBeth', however my otherwise brilliant country ( sorry if that made me sound big headed ) is also responsible for inflicting upon us 'Burnistoun', 'Limmy's Show', 'Gary: Tank Commander', 'Monarch Of The Glen' and this.
'River Shitty', sorry, 'River City' has got to be one of, if not the most, excruciatingly unwatchable soap operas of all time. It plays almost like a Scottish version of the equally dreadful 'Hollyoaks'. How it still running today is indeed a mystery.
It is truly a dreadful show but then I think even its most devoted fans are well aware of that. Set in a fictional Glagswegian district known as Shieldinch ( sounds like something out of an 'Oor Wullie' strip, doesn't it? ), which, as is the case in many soaps, seems to take place in a number of different locations such as a pub, a bistro, a hair salon or a cafe rather than the homes of the characters. The story lines also ran the gamut of soap clichés such as underage pregnancy, murder, adultery, wife beating, and so on.
Over the years there has been a pretty impressive list of actors involved in the show over the years such as Eileen McCallum, Barbara Rafferty, Sally Howitt, Jon Morrison, Billy McElhaney, Johnny Beattie, Maurice Roeves, Shonagh Price, and, in more recent years, Andy Gray. It's just such a shame that this show is not at all worthy of their talents.
A short time ago, a small sketch was filmed for 'Children In Need' which featured Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill as Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade from 'Still Game' who are appearing on the soap as a prize in a competition and, to date, it is probably the only semi-interesting thing that is remotely anything to do with the show.
'River Shitty', sorry, 'River City' has got to be one of, if not the most, excruciatingly unwatchable soap operas of all time. It plays almost like a Scottish version of the equally dreadful 'Hollyoaks'. How it still running today is indeed a mystery.
It is truly a dreadful show but then I think even its most devoted fans are well aware of that. Set in a fictional Glagswegian district known as Shieldinch ( sounds like something out of an 'Oor Wullie' strip, doesn't it? ), which, as is the case in many soaps, seems to take place in a number of different locations such as a pub, a bistro, a hair salon or a cafe rather than the homes of the characters. The story lines also ran the gamut of soap clichés such as underage pregnancy, murder, adultery, wife beating, and so on.
Over the years there has been a pretty impressive list of actors involved in the show over the years such as Eileen McCallum, Barbara Rafferty, Sally Howitt, Jon Morrison, Billy McElhaney, Johnny Beattie, Maurice Roeves, Shonagh Price, and, in more recent years, Andy Gray. It's just such a shame that this show is not at all worthy of their talents.
A short time ago, a small sketch was filmed for 'Children In Need' which featured Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill as Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade from 'Still Game' who are appearing on the soap as a prize in a competition and, to date, it is probably the only semi-interesting thing that is remotely anything to do with the show.