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Best Scottish TV Shows (iheartbritishtv.com)

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  • Outlander (2014)

    1. Outlander

    2014– 101 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (191K)
    Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
    CreatorRonald D. MooreStarsCaitríona BalfeSam HeughanSophie Skelton
  • Douglas Henshall in Shetland (2013)

    2. Shetland

    2013– 51 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (29K)
    A local police team investigates crimes within the close-knit island community of Shetland.
    StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis Howden
  • Alex Norton and Arabella Weir in Two Doors Down (2016)

    3. Two Doors Down

    2016– 46 epsTV Series
    8.0 (2.4K)
    Comedy centered around a couple and their insufferable neighbors.
    StarsArabella WeirElaine C. SmithAlex Norton
  • Hamish Macbeth (1995)

    4. Hamish Macbeth

    1995–199720 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (2.6K)
    Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
    StarsRobert CarlyleRalph RiachBrian Pettifer
  • Burnistoun (2009)

    5. Burnistoun

    2009– 23 epsTV Series
    7.9 (994)
    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.
    StarsIain ConnellRobert FlorenceKirsty Strain
  • Mark McManus in Taggart (1983)

    6. Taggart

    1983–2010176 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.4 (2.2K)
    The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
    CreatorGlenn ChandlerStarsBlythe DuffJames MacPhersonRobert Robertson
  • Half Moon Investigations (2009)

    7. Half Moon Investigations

    200913 epsTV Series
    8.3 (69)
    Half Moon Investigations is a children's crime/comedy drama television series created by the BBC and based upon the novel of the same name by the author Eoin Colfer. It concerns a schoolboy, Fletcher Moon, who spends much of his spare time solving petty crimes around his school, St Jerome's. 13 episodes were first broadcast between January and March 2009. The series was filmed in and around a disused secondary school, located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.
    StarsRory ElrickSeb CharlesOlive Gray
  • Douglas Henshall and Martin Compston in In Plain Sight (2016)

    8. In Plain Sight

    20163 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    7.4 (3.1K)
    A three part TV miniseries about Lanarkshire's Detective William Muncie and his quest to bring to justice notorious killer Peter Manuel.
    StarsDouglas HenshallMartin CompstonJoanne Thomson
  • Mirren Mack, Martin Compston, and Sophie Rundle in The Nest (2020)

    9. The Nest

    20205 epsRTV Mini Series
    7.1 (4.7K)
    A teenage girl in Glasgow agrees to carry a baby for couple Dan and Emily.
    StarsSophie RundleMartin CompstonKatie Leung
  • Ken Stott in Rebus (2000)

    10. Rebus

    2000–200414 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (2.5K)
    Set in Edinburgh, the mercurial Detective Inspector John Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters.
    StarsKen StottClaire PriceJennifer Black
  • Still Game (2002)

    11. Still Game

    2002–201963 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (10K)
    Cult Scottish comedy about the lives of two OAP's 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 area of Craiglang, Glasgow.
    StarsFord KiernanGreg HemphillPaul Riley
  • Gregor Fisher in Rab C. Nesbitt (1988)

    12. Rab C. Nesbitt

    1988–201467 epsTV Series
    7.5 (1.7K)
    Rab C. Nesbitt is lowlife scum (and proud of it) in Glasgow, Scotland who spends his time drinking in his local and speaking to the camera about the state of society as he sees it.
    CreatorIan PattisonStarsGregor FisherTony RoperElaine C. Smith
  • Laura Fraser, Jennifer Spence, and Molly Windsor in Traces (2019)

    13. Traces

    2019–202212 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (7.3K)
    While attending an online forensic course, young lab assistant discovers that the fictitious case study has a link to her past. With the help of two female professors she works on bringing a killer to justice.
    StarsLaura FraserMichael NardoneJennifer Spence
  • Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan in Chewin' the Fat (1999)

    14. Chewin' the Fat

    1999–200529 epsTV Series
    8.1 (1.5K)
    Scottish sketch show which first appeared on radio. Featuring such characters as dodgy decorators Bish and Bosh, Ballistic Bob, The Lonely Shopkeeper, The Foulmouthed Fishermen and The Man From Kilmacolm. Mostly filmed in Glasgow.
    StarsFord KiernanGreg HemphillKaren Dunbar
  • River City (2002)

    15. River City

    2002–20261367 epsTV Series
    5.4 (315)
    Drama series set in a close-knit Glasgow community.
    CreatorStephen GreenhornStarsSally HowittStephen PurdonFrank Gallagher
  • Michelle Collins in Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001)

    16. Two Thousand Acres of Sky

    2001–200322 epsTV Series
    8.1 (318)
    Two Thousand Acres of Sky tells the story of single mum Abby Wallace, who escapes her inner city lifestyle with her two children to a small Scottish village.
    StarsMichelle CollinsPaul KayeMichael Carter
  • The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998)

    17. The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

    19986 epsTV Series
    7.9 (338)
    An up-and-coming Glasgow based rock band are faced the harsh realities of the music industry on their journey to becoming the next big thing.
    CreatorPeter BroughanStarsCiarán McMenaminSimone LahbibNicola Stapleton
  • Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, and Michael Kitchen in The Advocates (1991)

    18. The Advocates

    1991–19926 epsTV Series
    5.9 (95)
    Cases of two Edinburgh-based lawyers.
    StarsEwan StewartIsla BlairHugh Ross
  • Siobhan Finneran, Laura Fraser, and Don Gilet in The Loch (2017)

    19. The Loch

    20176 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.0 (6.2K)
    The search for a serial killer becomes a matter of life and death for detective Annie Redford, who is trying to cope with her first murder case.
    StarsJim McMeekinLaura FraserSiobhan Finneran
  • Brian Limond in Limmy's Show! (2009)

    20. Limmy's Show!

    2009–201320 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (2.2K)
    Scottish sketch comedy written, animated, and directed by Brian Limond. Refreshingly original, exploring uncharted comedic territory most shows avoid.
    CreatorBrian LimondStarsBrian LimondDebbie WelshTom Brogan
  • Take the High Road (1980)

    21. Take the High Road

    1980–20031485 epsTV Series
    7.0 (154)
    The residents of the rural Scottish village of Glendarroch deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism and drug abuse.
    CreatorDon HoughtonStarsEileen McCallumAlec MonteathCaroline Ashley
  • The Tales of Para Handy (1994)

    22. The Tales of Para Handy

    1994–19959 epsTV Series
    7.4 (150)
    Comedic adventures of a Clyde puffer ship.
    CreatorNeil MunroStarsGregor FisherRikki FultonSean Scanlan
  • Scotch & Wry (1978)

    23. Scotch & Wry

    1978–199224 epsTV Series
    8.5 (106)
    Comedy sketches from Rikki Fulton alongside an ensemble cast of Scottish comedians and actors.
    StarsBarbara DicksonRikki FultonGregor Fisher
  • Gary: Tank Commander (2009)

    24. Gary: Tank Commander

    2009–201218 epsTV Series
    7.7 (668)
    A comic view on the daily life of a Scottish tank commander, and the antics that the crew get themselves into.
    StarsGreg McHughScott FletcherRobert Jack
  • Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond, and Patrick Ryecart in The High Life (1994)

    25. The High Life

    1994–19957 epsTV Series
    7.9 (535)
    A strangely short-lived Scottish sitcom chronicling the eccentric passengers and crew of a fictional small airline operating out of Prestwick Airport. Notable for some very surreal comedy and the all singing, all dancing titles.
    StarsAlan CummingForbes MassonSiobhan Redmond

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