The first episode of the Scottish soap opera first aired on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002.
The 2002 debut episode centred on the wedding of Tall Ship landlord Tommy Donachie and Eileen Hamilton . Unfortunately, Eileen’s jealous ex-husband, Raymond , turned up, causing chaosSince then, it has transmitted 1344 episodes, and had 19 weddings, 11 births, 46 deaths and 22 murders.
He returned as a writer in 2005 and said the show had lasted for 20 years because it was able to adapt."Going from half hours to hours, back to half hours again, different writers, different actors, different stories, different ways of doing it, and that's one of the reasons it's lasted because it has changed and adapted as it's gone along.
Although some people have been able to use the programme as a stepping stone into other work, it has also been valuable at keeping Scottish talent in Scotland. It is not just onscreen where change has taken place. River City has become an important part of the screen industry. "We bring people through and then they move on to those other shows as well so we've got to continually bring people through the system, we have to plan that ahead.
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