River City actor Stephen Purdon 'humbled' to have 20th anniversary episode about his character

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Stephen Purdon says he is "humbled" to have River City 's 20th anniversary episode focused on his character and admits it was emotional filming it.

The 39-year-old first arrived in Shieldinch back in 2002 as lovable rouge Bob O'Hara, dressed in a shellsuit and gold jewellery, and he is the only original cast member left in the BBC soap.

It's exactly two decades to the day since the River City appeared on our screens, and that will be marked with a 'River City: 20 Year Celebration' on BBC iPlayer tonight, followed by a special anniversary episode on Monday September 26.It'll see Bob O'Hara, and best mate Angus Lindsay, played by Scott Fletcher, wake up in a parallel dimension where all is not as it seems as they come face-to-face with ghosts from Shieldinch's past.The storyline centres around Bob's disastrous birthday celebrations where - after drinking a 20-year-old bottle of vintage wine with Angus - the hungover pair wake up in a world they don’t recognise, where their lives have taken an altogether different direction.Stephen told the Daily Record: "When I signed up many moons ago, it was a three-month contact.

I was still at college."I was quite lucky because everyone knew a Shellsuit Bob, I found it really enjoyable, it was all just about coming in and having a laugh.