The Best TV Shows on BBC Scotland

Every BBC Scotland Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Check out the most acclaimed shows on BBC Scotland, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for July 2026. Notable series such as Life Support and Still Game from BBC Scotland first graced the screens in 1999 and 2002. BBC Scotland has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1999 and as recent as 2025.

  • Murder Case
    Murder Case (2019)8.7

    Inside Scotland's most complex and shocking murder investigations, with unprecedented access. Police and prosecutors reveal the extraordinary efforts needed to deliver justice.

  • Still Game
    Still Game (2002)8.4

    Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's (Old Age Pensioners) Jack and Victor and their views on how it used to be in the old days and how bad it is now in the fictional town of Craiglang.

  • Burnistoun
    Burnistoun (2010)8.0

    Comedy sketch show set in the fictional Scottish town of Burnistoun near Glasgow. The show follows the exploits of characters such as an aspiring girl band and a serial killer who is unhappy at his portrayal in the local media.

  • Sir Alex
    Sir Alex (2025)8.0

    Phenomenal talent, unwavering passion and a legendary will to win. Friends and foes on the incredible career of Sir Alex Ferguson - Britain's most decorated football manager.

  • Scot Squad
    Scot Squad (2014)6.8

    Mockumentary comedy series following the life of scottish police officers from different areas of the force in a fly on the wall style.

  • Guilt
    Guilt (2019)6.6

    Two brothers seem to get away with a crime - but soon discover they can trust no-one, including each other, in a pitch-black, contemporary thriller.

  • The Ridge
    The Ridge (2025)6.5

    Mia is fleeing addiction and leaving behind a professional life in tatters in Scotland. She accepts a wedding invitation from her estranged sister in New Zealand – only to find the would-be-bride dead upon arrival. Caught up in grief and pulled by a dark attraction to her late-sister's fiancé Ewan, Mia soon finds that familiarity among a small community breeds secrets and tensions, endangering the brittle fabric of the town itself.

  • Rebus
    Rebus (2024)6.4

    Iconic character John Rebus is reimagined as a younger Detective Sergeant, drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.

  • River City
    River City (2002)6.1

    River City is a television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow. The series primarily centres around the residents of Shieldinch, their houses, flats and apartments and its neighbouring streets, namely Montego Street and which encompasses a pub, bistro, community centre, café and various small businesses, in addition to a subway station and basketball court. The series was originally screened as two half-hour episodes per week. Today, one hour-long episode is broadcast each week - usually Tuesday evenings on BBC One Scotland, repeated Sunday afternoons on either BBC One Scotland or BBC Two Scotland. In Australia, River City is screened 11:00am weekdays on Seven's British-oriented multichannel 7TWO.

  • Float
    Float (2021)6.0

    Over a summer two women begin an unexpected romance.

  • Dinosaur
    Dinosaur (2024)6.0

    Modern dating is a world filled with white lies, false pretences and confusing games. It's a world that Nina, an undiagnosed autistic woman, is about to shake up.

  • Mayflies
    Mayflies (2022)5.1

    A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news.

  • Granite Harbour
    Granite Harbour (2022)4.7

    Lance Corporal Davis Lindo arrives in Aberdeen Scotland as a new detective trainee. Having completed his final tour with the Royal Military Police, Lindo dreams of being a detective at New Scotland Yard. However, he finds himself being sent to train as a Detective Constable in the North East of Scotland, he must quickly adapt to his new life in Aberdeen, a world away from anything the soldier has known before.

  • Life Support
    Life Support (1999)N/A

    Life Support is a 1999 British medical drama series aired across six episodes on BBC Scotland. Katherine Doone works as a clinical ethicist at Glasgow's Caledonian hospital. Her job is to make the big decisions about what's best for the patient's long-term treatment.

  • Landward
    Landward (2006)N/A

    Landward is a long-running Scottish television programme focusing on agricultural and rural issues, produced and broadcast by BBC Scotland.

  • The Adventure Show
    The Adventure Show (2007)N/A

    Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene - from mountain biking and kayaking, to adventure racing, surfing and mountain marathons.

  • Radio 1's Big Weekend
    Radio 1's Big Weekend (2010)N/A

    BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (R1BW) is a British music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It was the biggest free-ticketed music event in Europe, until a fee for tickets was introduced in 2018, and always includes a host of new artists.

  • A View from the Terrace
    A View from the Terrace (2019)N/A

    An irreverent, sideways look at the world of Scottish Football, hosted by Craig G Telfer, Joel Sked, Shaughan Mcguigan, Craig Fowler and Robert Borthwick, as well as real fans who explore the beautiful game and all its quirks and qualities.

  • Paramedics on Scene
    Paramedics on Scene (2019)N/A

    Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.

  • The Wedding
    The Wedding (2022)N/A

    Six guests, six stories, one black Scottish wedding. Bittersweet monologues from very different backgrounds and generations - but love unites them all.