1971 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1971.

Events

• 8 February – The Colour Strike ends after three months.
• 1 September - Border Television celebrates ten years on air.
• 30 September - Grampian Television celebrates ten years on air.
• Unknown - BBC Scotland presents a television adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel Sunset Song

Debuts

ITV

• Unknown - Top Club on Grampian (1971–1998)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)

Ending this year

• 3 January - Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)

Births

• 23 March - Gail Porter, television presenter
• 18 April - David Tennant, actor
• Unknown - Kate Dickie, actress
• Unknown - Martin Geissler, actor
• Unknown - Sanjeev Kohli, writer, comedian and actor