Brodie Family
The Brodie family are a fictional family from the soap opera ''River City'' that appeared on-screen from 2010 onwards. Creation On 1 September 2010, ATV News Network announced that a new mixed-race family would join ''River City''. The family were collectively introduced by the show’s executive producer Gaynor Holmes, and debuted on-screen throughout October and November. The family consists of patriarch Michael Brodie (Andy Clark); his son and daughter, Conor (Rian John Gordon) and Nicole (Holly Jack); his wife Leyla (Maryam Hamidi); her son Adeeb (Taryam Boyd); and Michael’s brothers Gabriel (Garry Sweeney) and Leo (Nick Rhys). Speaking of the family, Holmes stated: "We're absolutely delighted to be welcoming Andy Clark, Garry Sweeney, Nick Rhys and Maryam Hamidi to ''River City''. They're certainly going to shake things up in Shieldinch with some exciting upcoming stories. It is a real testament to the show’s popularity that it continues to attract such strong acting ...
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Clan Brodie
Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The first known Brodie chiefs were the thegn, Thanes of Brodie and Dyke in Morayshire. The Brodies were present in several clan conflicts, and during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, civil war were ardent covenanters. They resisted involvement in the Jacobite uprisings, and the chief's family later prospered under the British Empire in colonial India. Origins of the name Early references to Brodie were written as ''Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode.'' Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: *Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice"; *"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word ''broth''; *"muddy place", from the Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic word ''brothach''; ...
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Hachette Filipacchi Médias
Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a magazine publisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate Lagardère Group of France. History ''Hachette'' was founded by Louis Hachette (French pronunciation: .ʃɛt ''Brédif''in 1826 when he purchased the ''Librairie Brédif''; the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie. Hachette was purchased by Matra in 1980, a firm associated with Ténot & Filipacchi. Hachette Filipacchi was nationalised in 1981 but remained a publicly traded firm. It is a subsidiary of Lagardère Media, acquired in 2004. Publications Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes ''Parents'', ''Paris Match'', and ''Le Journal du Dimanche''. From 1985 the company also publishes various titles abroad. Hachette sold its international titles to Hearst in 2011. References Further reading *Madjar, Robert (1997). Daniel Filipacchi Daniel Filipacchi (born 12 January 1928) is the Chairman Emeritus of Ha ...
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Rian Gordon
Rian John Gordon is a Scottish actor best known for his role as Conor Brodie in ''River City'' and Young Jerome in ''Silent Witness''. Career Gordon played the role as Conor Brodie on the BBC Scotland soap opera ''River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...'' from 12 October 2010 to 2013. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Rian Scottish male child actors People from Kilmarnock Living people Scottish male television actors 1997 births ...
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Annie Sobacz
The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. Present characters Former characters References {{reflist Characters River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

Holly Jack
Holly Jack (born 1989 or 1990) is a Scottish actress and acting coach. She is best known for her role as Brodie family, Nicole Brodie in the BBC Scotland soap opera, ''River City'', in which she joined as a series regular in October 2010. In July 2014, Jack joined the cast of ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' as a new student, Bonnie Kincaid. Career In 2010, Holly Jack was cast in ''River City'' as Nicole Brodie. She made her first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2010. ATV described her as "14 going on 40". Speaking of her casting, Jack said, "I think they [her parents] were happier than me when I got the part. My mum was screaming down the phone. I think she nearly had a heart attack." She quit the role in 2014, saying that she had learned all she could from the character. Of her last storyline on the show, she told ''The Sunday Post'' that it "left her shattered". Shortly after she quit ''River City'', she was hired as an acting coach. In 2014, she appeared i ...
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Student
A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils". Africa Nigeria In Nigeria, education is classified into four system known as a 6-3-3-4 system of education. It implies six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary, three years in senior secondary and four years in the university. However, the number of years to be spent in university is mostly determined by the course of study. Some courses have longer study length than others. Those in primary school are often referred to as pupils. Those in university, as well as those in secondary school, are referred to as students. The Nigerian system of education also has other recognized categories like the polytechnics and colleges of education. The Polytechnic gives out National Diploma and Higher Natio ...
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Ruth Carroll
Ruth Crombie Robinson Carroll (September 24, 1899, Lancaster, New York – December 5, 1999, Stamford, Connecticut) and "Archer" Latrobe Carroll (January 5, 1894 – November 30, 1996) were an American married couple who created children's books illustrated by Ruth. They received the Juvenile Award of the American Association of University Women, North Carolina chapter, in 1953 for ''Peanut'' and in 1955 for ''Digby the Only Dog''. They lived in Asheville, North Carolina. In the U.S. Library of Congress Catalog, the five earliest records of works by Ruth Carroll are for solo picture books published from 1932 to 1937 (unpaginated, as many as 48 pages). The earliest is ''What Whiskers Did, a story without words'' (Macmillan, 1932). In 1937, she created „Chessie and Her Kittens“ for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The earliest joint work in the catalog is '' he?Flight of the Silver Bird'' (NY: J. Messner, Inc., 1939), 94 pp., . About 20 of their books were covered by ''Kirkus Rev ...
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List Of Locations In River City
''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a short crossover episode of the show was made for '' Children in Need'' and featured several of the show's characters meeting characters from Scottish sitcom ''Scot Squad''. In March 2020, production of ''River City'' was halted due to the COVID–19 pandemic, and filming recommenced in August 2020. In place of new episodes, a select number of "classic" episodes were aired. In February 2022, it was announced the cast were back filming another series. In March of the same year the show returned to its original broadcast pattern of two half-hour episodes a week. Setting River City is set in Shieldinch, a fictional district in the west end of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. Shieldinch was founded in 1860 and was known for its shipyard (t ...
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Receptionist
A receptionist is an employee taking an office or administrative support position. The work is usually performed in a waiting area such as a lobby or front office desk of an organization or business. The title ''receptionist'' is attributed to the person who is employed by an organization to receive or greet any visitors, patients, or clients and answer telephone calls. The term ''front desk'' is used in many hotels for an administrative department where a receptionist's duties also may include room reservations and assignment, guest registration, cashier work, credit checks, key control, and mail and message service. Such receptionists are often called ''front desk clerks''. Receptionists cover many areas of work to assist the businesses they work for, including setting appointments, filing, record keeping, and other office tasks. Responsibilities The business duties of a receptionist may include answering visitors' enquiries about a company and its products or services, dir ...
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Molly O'Hara
The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. Present characters Former characters References {{reflist Characters River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

Scarlett Mullen
The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. Present characters Former characters References {{reflist Characters River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...