Tony Roper, best known for starring as Jamesie Cotter in Rab C. Nesbitt (Barbara Rafferty was his on-screen wife), will soon appear in River City! He won't be in Shieldinch, though, cos his scenes were filmed at the Mar Hall Hotel in Erskine. If you want to know more about his character, and read a spoiler about the storyline he's involved in then click and drag your mouse over the box below...
Tony plays a gardener called John, who ends up being a witness at Raymond and Shona's wedding! They plan to get married in secret so there are no friends or family there but that doesn't mean it's short of drama...
You can read more in an article in the Daily Record.
Here's a sneak preview of what's coming up for Scarlett. Don't worry - if you don't want to know cos we can protect from such gossip! Just click and drag your mouse over the box below to read the spoiler.
Scarlett's been rejecting Jimmy's advances for ages (apart from that one time, of course!) but she's about to change her mind about him. Unfortunately, just as she decides she might quite fancy him after all, she's got a love rival. Terri (Leanne's mum, who we know has a bit of a history with Scarlett) is going to sweep Jimmy off his feet and give Scarlett real cause for concern...
You can read an article about Julie, who plays Terri, in the Sunday Mail.
Apologies for the lack of updates of late. I hope the next few updates make up for it!
Tony Kearney (Scott) will appear in a gaelic play for a new digital TV channel, run by the Gaelic Media Service in collaboration with BBC Scotland. By Iain Crichton Smith, the play's called 'The Shadows' and was directed by Eleanor Yule, who directed the Peter Mullan film 'Blinded'. Tony plays the former student of a retiring teacher. (This story appeared in the Daily Express.)
Cora Bissett, who plays new baddie Yvonne, admitted to the Evening Times that her character was inspired by "a couple of hard-bitten, scary lassie schoolgirls from [my] early days in Methil in Fife". As well as contributing to Niamh's harassment of Fi, Cora is a Drama Outreach Worker and an award-winning theatre director.
