1987 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1987.
Events
- 3 March – Debut of the BBC Scotland drama Tutti Frutti.
- 11 – 12 June – Coverage of the results of the 1987 general election are broadcast both on BBC1 and ITV.
- 31 August – 30th anniversary of Scottish Television.
- 14 September – After 30 years on ITV, the schools service ITV Schools moves to Channel 4 allowing ITV to concentrate on building a fully commercial daytime schedule.
Debuts
BBC
- 3 March – Tutti Frutti (1987)
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Top Club (1971–1998)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- Public Account (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- Take the High Road (1980–2003)
- Taggart (1983–present)
- James the Cat (1984–1992)
- Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)
- City Lights (1985–1991)
- The Campbells (1986–1990)
- Naked Video (1986–1991)
Ending this year
- 7 April – Tutti Frutti (1987)
Births
- 8 August – Katie Leung, actress
Deaths
- 4 February – Fyfe Robertson, 84, television journalist
- 6 June – Fulton Mackay, actor (Porridge)
- Unknown – Finlay J. MacDonald, 61, radio and television presenter