List of River City characters introduced in 2002–2003
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River City was a long running BBC Scotland soap opera set in the fictional Glasgow suburb of Shieldinch in Scotland. This is a list of characters who first appeared on the programme during 2002 and 2003, listed in order of their first appearance.
Moira Henderson
Moira Henderson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by Jo Cameron Brown.
Moira was the wife of George Henderson. She was killed in a car crash caused by her grandson Brian Henderson (William Ruane).
George Henderson
George Henderson is a fictional character from the BBC Scotland soap opera River City played by John Murtagh. George was a taxi driver.
His wife killed in a car crash caused by his grandson Brian Henderson (William Ruane). He discovers that Alice Henderson (Lorraine McIntosh) is not his biological daughter.
His second wife was Shirley Henderson (Barbara Rafferty).
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