List of River City characters introduced in 2022–2023


River City is a BBC Scotland soap opera from Scotland. This is a list of characters who first appeared on the programme during 2022 and 2023.

Andrew Campbell-Baxter

Andrew Campbell-Baxter is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Emma Currie.
He was killed off after sexually assaulting Lydia Murdoch. The scenes were part of a storyline where a destructive storm hit Shieldinch in January 2023.

Gillian Gibson

Gillian Gibson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Gail Watson.
She is the new doctor and arrives with her assistant Mikey Duffy.

Dominic Gibson

Dominic Gibson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Richard Conlon.

Mikey Duffy

Michael 'Mikey' Duffy is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Darren Brownlie.
He is the assistant to new doctor Gillian Gibson.

Tommy Chalmers

Tommy Chalmers is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by David McGowan.
He has a relationship with Roisin McIntyre. The two actors are married in real life.

Brooke Shaw

Brooke Shaw is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Lisa Livingstone. She is a police officer.
She returned from the dead in 2025.

Dean Hardy

Dean Hardy is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Michael McCardie. His mother Maureen Carr played Theresa O'Hara.
Dean is the half-brother of Angus Lindsay.

Seb Spiller

Seb Spiller is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by George Drennan.
Seb is the brother of Sam Spiller.

Chloe Qi-Lewis

Chloe Qi-Lewis is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Frances Mayli McCann.
She is the stepdaughter of Sam Spiller.

Victoria Campbell-Baxter

Victoria Campbell-Baxter is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Emma Currie.
She is a lawyer and is the sister of Andrew Campbell-Baxter.

Jonathon Whitlock

Jonathon Whitlock is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Edward Corrie.
He is the boyfriend of Mikey Duffy.

Armand Ashraf

Armand Ashraf is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City portrayed by Ahd Tamimi. He is a barber and friends with Ash King.