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Outlander(2014-)

4.1/5 (with 1,234 votes)

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Monarch of the Glen(2000-2005)

1h per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 8 votes)

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

Hamish Macbeth(1995-1997)

1h per episode | Drama
3.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.

Take the High Road(1980-)

30min per episode | Soap / Telenovela, Drama
2.6/5 (with 2 votes)

Take the High Road was a British soap opera produced by Scottish Television, set in the fictional village of Glendarroch, which started in February 1980 as an ITV daytime soap opera, and was dropped by the network in 1993, although various members of the ITV Network continued to screen the programme, while others had no interest in doing so. The programme has developed a cult following.

With Bill Henderson, Edith MacArthur, Frederick Jaeger, Eileen McCallum, Jimmy Chisholm, Irene Sunters, ...

Shetland(2013-)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 73 votes)

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.

Waterloo Road(2006-)

52min per episode | Drama
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Waterloo Road is a UK television drama series the first broadcast was in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Originally set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, England, the location of the show was moved to the former Greenock Academy in Greenock, Scotland in 2012. The series focuses on the lives of the school's teachers and students, and confronts social issues such as extramarital affairs, abortion, divorce, child abuse, and suicide. Waterloo Road is produced by Shed Productions, the company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives.

With Phillip Martin Brown, Jason Done, Denise Welch, Chelsee Healey

Rebus(2000-2007)

2h per episode | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 5 votes)

Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to circumvent the law to enforce it.

Taggart(1983-2011)

1h 30min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow area, and as of the most recent series the team have operated out of the fictional John Street police station across the street from the City Chambers.

Undressed(1999-2002)

30min per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 5 votes)

MTV peek behind closed doors at the intricacies of modern relationships. Each episode features three different fictional stories and follows various characters to see what happened during their most intimate moments. No subject is too taboo.

Sea of Souls(2004-2007)

1h per episode | Drama, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Sea of Souls follows para-psychologist Monaghan and his two sidekicks from a fictitious Scottish University that investigates paranormal activity.

Rab C. Nesbitt(1990-2011)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

BBC comedy series about Rab C. Nesbitt, a drunken, string vested layabout who lives with his long suffering wife Mary and his two sons in the working class area of Govan in Glasgow. When he's not getting drunk with his pals that include the devious, womanizing Jamesie Cotter. He's offering his philosophical outlook on life to whoever will listen.

With Gregor Fisher, Elaine Constance Smith, Andrew Fairlie, Eric Cullen, Tony Roper, Barbara Rafferty, ...

Case Histories(2011-2013)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
4.0/5 (with 15 votes)

Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.

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Guilt(2019-2023)

58min per episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 18 votes)

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.

Directed by Neil Forsyth - With Mark Bonnar, Jamie Sives, Ruth Bradley, Sian Brooke, Emun Elliott, Bill Paterson, ...

The Book Group(2002-2003)

25min per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Clare, a neurotic American, moves to Glasgow and starts a book group to meet new, interesting people. But Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist and Janice are more interesting than she bargained for...

The Victim(2019)

55min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 21 votes)

A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?

Lip Service(2010-2012)

1h per episode | Drama
3.2/5 (with 18 votes)

Sex, lies and true love in modern Scotland. Following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something lesbians living in Glasgow.

The Cry(2018)

57min per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

The disappearance of a baby from a small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young couple as they deal with an unthinkable tragedy under both the white light of public scrutiny and behind closed doors.

Still Game(2002-2019)

30min per episode | Comedy
4.1/5 (with 25 votes)

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.

Directed by Michael Hines

Psychos(1999)

1h per episode | Drama
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Focuses on a manic-depressive psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Nash, and the mental hospital in Glasgow where he works.

Directed by John McKay - With Douglas Henshall

Karen Pirie(2022-)

1h 28min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 19 votes)

When a 25-year-old murder in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true-crime podcast, DS Karen Pirie is tasked with heading up a review. Digging up the past, Karen uncovers fresh evidence and a potential perpetrator. But when suspects start coming under attack, the cold case turns into an active investigation. Can Karen find the killer before it’s too late?

Directed by Gareth Bryn - With Lauren Lyle, Ariyon Bakare, Emer Kenny, Chris Jenks, Gilly Gilchrist, Anna Russell-Martin, ...

Scot Squad(2014-2023)

30min per episode | Comedy, Crime
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

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

River City(2002-)

30min per episode | Soap / Telenovela, Drama
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

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.

Limmy's Show!(2010-2012)

30min per episode | Comedy
4.2/5 (with 8 votes)

Limmy's Show is a Scottish comedy sketch show written, animated and directed by Brian Limond. The show stars Brian Limond, Ryan Fletcher, Paul McCole, Alan McHugh and Kirstin McLean. Previous stars include Debbie Welsh, Tom Brogan and Raymond Mearns.

Directed by Limmy - With Limmy, Paul McCole, Alan McHugh, Kirstin McLean, Raymond Mearns

Traces(2019-2022)

46min per episode | Mystery, Crime
3.4/5 (with 19 votes)

Set against the stunning Scottish landscape in and around Dundee, three compelling female characters — Emma Hedges, Prof. Sarah Gordon and Prof. Kathy Torrance — join forces to uncover the truth about an unsolved murder case that's very close to home.

Six Four(2023-)

3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

A dark and compelling story of kidnap, corruption, betrayal, and an uncompromising search for the truth when Chris and Michelle O’Neill’s teenage daughter goes missing.

Kidnapped(1978)

30min per episode | Drama
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

David McCallum stars as the rebellious Alan Breck Stewart, and this ambitious serial (a co-production between HTV and Germany's Tele-Munchen) also features a host of British character actors, including Bill Simpson, Patrick Allen, Andrew Keir, Patrick Magee and Frank Windsor. When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Luckily for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck Stewart, who is on the run after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When a ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money, the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh, dodging the ruthless Redcoats along the way.

Takin' Over the Asylum(1994-1999)

50min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.

Directed by David Blair - With Ken Stott

The Crow Road(1996)

1h per episode | Drama
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family gathers together to mark the solemn occasion, old disagreements continue to fester and old acquaintances are renewed. Following the unexpected death of another close relative, Prentice begins to question the past: why did his Uncle Rory suddenly disappear and where did he go? Reading his Uncle Rory’s unpublished novel may provide the answers he is seeking but it also unearths some dark family secrets he didn’t bargain for.

Directed by Gavin Millar - With Joseph McFadden

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot(2004)

1h 40min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot.

Tutti Frutti(1987)

1h per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

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