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.
One of the BBC’s longest-running shows is being axed in Scotland but nearly £100M ($130M) will be spent on drama in the nation over the next three years.
Soap River City, which has aired since 2002, will end next fall, the BBC has just announced.
But with the criticism that canceling long-running shows attracts front and center of its mind, the corporation has already said that its investment in Scottish drama will rise to more than £95M cumulatively between 2026 and 2028. 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.
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