List of River City characters introduced in 2014–2015

Frank Paton is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Paul Thomas Hickey.^[1] Frank is a corrupt local councillor.^[2]

Frank Paton murders Raymond Henderson (Paul Samson).^[3]

Patrick Adams is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Gerard Miller.

Patrick is the step-son of Scarlett O'Hara (Sally Howitt) from her first marriage to abusive ex-husband Paddy.^[4] He had a storyline about child sexual abuse.^[5] Patrick also dealt with confusion regarding his sexuality.^[6]

Brian 'Buster' Doyle is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Grado.^[4] He made his first appearance on 4 January 2015.^[7]

Like his actor, Buster is also a wrestler.^[8]

Sandra Devlin is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Caroline Paterson. In 2004, she played the role of Patricia Cullen.^[9] Sandra is described as a "no-nonsense social worker".^[10] She deals with the case of Finn Mackay (Sonny Green) and his foster parents Will Cooper (Scott Vickers) and Robbie Fraser (Gary Lamont).^[11]

Finlay (Finn) Mackay is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Sonny Green.^[12] He has a conflict with his foster parents Will Cooper (Scott Vickers) and Robbie Fraser (Gary Lamont).^[11] Finn trashes Robbie's salon and self-inflicts injuries falsely accusing Will of attacking him.^[13]

Alan Lindsay is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Stephen McCole.^[14]

In 2014 he joined alongside his son Angus Lindsay (Scott Fletcher) and daughter Kirsty Lindsay (Bobby Rainsbury).^[15]

Angus Lindsay is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Scott Fletcher.^[16] He is the best friend of Bob O'Hara (Stephen Purdon).^[17]

In 2014 he joined alongside his father Alan Lindsay (Stephen McCole) and sister Kirsty Lindsay (Bobby Rainsbury).^[15]

Kirsty Lindsay is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Bobby Rainsbury.^[18]

In 2014 she joined alongside her father Alan Lindsay (Stephen McCole) and brother Angus Lindsay (Scott Fletcher).^[15]

Rhona Lindsay is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Jo Freer.^[19] She is the estranged wife of Alan Lindsay (Stephen McCole) and mother to Angus Lindsay (Scott Fletcher) and Kirsty Lindsay (Bobby Rainsbury).^[15] Rhona left her family to move to Dubai.^[20]

Caitlin McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Gayle Telfer Stevens.^[21] Her character is described as fiery.^[22]

Jenny McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Christine Steel. She is the daughter of single mother Caitlin.^[21]

Drew McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City. He was originally played by Benjamin Nugent before Martin Bell took the role in 2024.

In 2016, Drew was used in a storyline around self-harm.^[23] For the portrayal, River City won best soap award at the Mind Media Awards 2016.^[24]

Ruby McLean is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City. She was originally played by Toniann Christie before Zindzi Hudson took over the role in 2018.^[25] Ruby was groomed by police officer Joe Dunn (Douglas Rankine).^[26]

Angel Delaney is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Hanna Stanbridge.^[27]

Erin Gunn is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Emma Hartley-Miller.^[28]

Amandeep 'AJ' Jandhu is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Sanjeev Kohli.^[29]

He is the husband of Annie Jandhu (Dawn Steele) and father of Harry Jandhu.^[30]

Annie Murdoch (also Jandhu) is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Dawn Steele.^[31]

She is the wife of AJ Jandhu (Sanjeev Kohli) and mother of Harry Jandhu.^[30] She had an affair with Alex McAllister (Jordan Young).^[32]

Annie left in 2018.^[33]

Harry Jandhu is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Manpreet Bachu.^[34]

He is the husband of Annie Murdoch (Dawn Steele) and AJ Jandhu (Sanjeev Kohli).^[30]

Alasdair Quinn is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Michael Mackenzie. Alasdair is a charity shop owner.^[35]

Gary Trenton is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by James Mackenzie.^[36] He is the father of Jenny McLean.^[37]