Monday 13 December 2021
BBC Scotland
22:00
Devised by Stephen Greenhorn
Writer: Ali Taylor
Director: Stuart Davids
Series Producer: Stuart Davids
Executive Producer: Martin McCardie
Executive Producer: Gavin Smith
Senior Executive Producer: Kate Oates
River City is a BBC Studios production for BBC Scotland / BBC One
Realising Ellie faces IVF alone, Caitlin has a choice to make about their feud.
Kim's plans for the future stall when chilling news puts her family in jeopardy.
While Stevie bonds with Sam, Scarlett's past catches up with her.
With her egg harvesting appointment looming, Ellie turns to Roisin for support. Roisin urges Ellie to make amends with Caitlin. At times like these she needs her family around her.
Seeing Ellie grow closer to Roisin, Caitlin can’t help but feel jealous. Roisin urges Caitlin to make amends - before it is too late.
At the IVF clinic, Ellie is stunned when Caitlin arrives. With the sibling feud finally on hold, Ellie's IVF optimism proves short-lived when the fertility doctor breaks bad news.
Elsewhere, Kim is overwhelmed by plans for the baby's arrival. Fearing there is not enough room for her growing family in the flat, she tells Bob it is time she moved on. Keen to keep her close, Bob and Angus hatch a plan to keep everyone together.
However, as the friends look forward to their new future together, Lou brings shocking news from Kim's past.
Stevie and Sam try to find some common ground and build their relationship. However, Stevie's attempts to become a football aficionado fall short.
Later, Scarlett is stunned when Duncan confronts her about their shared past, and he knows the truth.
As Karen feels under increasing pressure from Darren, Lenny tries to make amends with Jessie. Family woes loom large when Mick Mulvaney makes a startling revelation to Lenny.
Ellie faces the reality of her IVF journey, and Caitlin has a choice to make - hold on to their feud, or be there to support her sister.
Meanwhile, Kim struggles to see how they will all fit into the flat with a new baby, when some chilling news puts the future of their family in jeopardy.
Elsewhere, Lenny and Karen work together to mend his fractured relationship with Jessie and, as Stevie puts Sam first, Scarlett's past catches up with her.
Frances Thorburn as Kim O'Hara
Gayle Telfer Stevens as Caitlin McLean
Iain Robertson as Stevie O'Hara
Frank Gallagher as Lenny Murdoch
Brian James Leys as Ash King
Jordan Young as Alex Murdoch
Rachel Ogilvy as Dr. Julie McMahon
Parmy Singh as Barry Khatri
Sally Howitt as Scarlett O'Hara
John Bett as Duncan Campbell-Baxter
Lesley Hart as SGT. Louise "Lou" Caplan
Sammy Hayman as Darren Foulkes
Joyce Falconer as Roisin Falconer
Kirsty Pickering as Jessie McAllister
Laurie Ventry as Father Mick Mulvaney
Scott Fletcher as Angus Lindsay
Claire Dargo as Karren Connolly
Leah MacRae as Ellie McLean