River City fans are being give the chance to be part of the Glaswegian soaps 20th anniversary as BBC Scotland confirm a one-off entertainment show. The hour-long special is going to be presented by Grant Scott, who plays Sam Spiller in River City, and filmed at the show's iconic set in Dumbarton.
The current cast will join with familiar faces from the past to celebrate the show's history, reliving memorable moments as well as welcoming some special guests and fans of the series.
Do you know every inch of Shieldinch? Have you followed Shell Suit Bob from the beginning? Do you know every character and storyline inside out?
If you think you know everything there is to know about River City and are willing to pitch your knowledge against some current cast members email rivercity20@bbc.co.uk by Thursday September 1, to be in with the chance of taking part.
Filming began earlier this month on a River City episode which will air around the anniversary at the end of September and sees Bob O’Hara ( Stephen Purdon ) and best mate Angus Lindsay (Scott Fletcher) wake up in a parallel dimension where all is not as it seems as they come face-to-face with ghosts from Shieldinch’s past.
Written by Johnny McKnight and made by BBC Studios Scotland, the storyline centres around Bob’s disastrous birthday celebrations where - after drinking a 20-year-old bottle of vintage wine with Angus - the hungover pair wake up in a world they don’t recognise, and their lives have taken an altogether different direction. As they navigate their way through this surreal multiverse, the friends come across familiar faces from Shieldinch’s past.
River City: 20 Year Celebration will debut on BBC iPlayer on Saturday, September 24 – the exact date River City launched in 2002. The anniversary episode of River City (along with the second episode of that week) will then debut on BBC iPlayer on the morning of Monday, September 26 ahead of its TX on the BBC Scotland channel at 10pm. This will then be followed by the entertainment special - River City: 20 Year Celebration – on BBC Scotland at 10.30pm.
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