The Best TV Shows on BBC Scotland

Every BBC Scotland Show Ranked From Best To Worst

With its programming history stretching from 1999 to 2026, BBC Scotland offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Premiering in 1999 and 2002, Life Support and Still Game are among BBC Scotland’s most celebrated shows. Dive into our updated selection of BBC Scotland’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of January 2026.

  • Murder Trial
    Murder Trial (2020)10.0

    Guilty or not guilty? Haunting cold cases and gripping investigations unfold as Murder suspects stand trial and victim’s families seek justice in Scotland’s High Courts.

  • Limmy's Homemade Show!
    Limmy's Homemade Show! (2020)8.8

    Scottish comedian Limmy jumps from sketch to observation to nonsense. He'll take you down to the Clydeside for a tour of Glasgow, and get into an argument with himself. He'll play you some techno nursery rhymes on his synth. He'll show you his toilet, and a particular tile that's been bothering him.

  • Still Game
    Still Game (2002)8.3

    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.

  • Scot Squad
    Scot Squad (2014)7.0

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

  • Highland Cops
    Highland Cops (2023)7.0

    Welcome to Britain's biggest beat. Covering 12,000 square miles of loch, glens, islands and mountains, cutting-edge crime fighting meets traditional ways of life.

  • Guilt
    Guilt (2019)6.5

    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.

  • Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling
    Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling (2024)6.5

    Best buds Martin Compston and Phil MacHugh are back on the road enjoying a fling in the fjords. They visit Scotland's Scandi neighbour for death metal, reindeers, vikings and more.

  • Rebus
    Rebus (2024)6.3

    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.

  • Dinosaur
    Dinosaur (2024)5.7

    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.

  • The Ridge
    The Ridge (2025)5.3

    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.

  • 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)4.9

    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.

  • 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.

  • Half Man
    Half Man (N/A)N/A

    When Niall's estranged 'brother' Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.

  • Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel
    Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel (2026)N/A

    A remote Scottish island, a crumbling mansion and two Australian dreamers - interior designer Banjo and his husband Ro take on the Hebrides’ most improbable hotel makeover.