Lenny Murdoch

**Lenny Murdoch** is a murderous and ruthless gangster from Scotish soap opera, River city.

## About

Lenny is the local gangster who strikes fear into every resident of the fictional Scottish village, Lenny has caused the deaths of 8 people, 4 of which was murder at his own hands. Lenny can handle himself to a degree but rarely finds himself having to get physical having only thrown 3 punches in 10 years. However what he lacks in fighting he makes up for in danger being the most feared gangster in Scottish soap's and becoming recognised in Britain in the last decade.

Lenny is often compared to Hollyoaks gangster Warren Fox with many saying Lenny is just as ruthless as Warren, Lenny is also one of River City's longest serving characters, having appeared in the show on and off since 2005.

## Legacy

Lenny is often dubbed as the Scottish Tony Soprano due to his mafia like lifestyle and unwillingness to turn away from crime. Lenny struggles to balance family life with his criminal empire and his family have often been caught in the crossfire!

Lenny has four children in Alex, Ewen, Rory and Amber and has been married twice. Despite Lenny carrying out some of the most appealing crimes such as murder, extortion, assault and battery, multiple robberies and having the highest kill count in the show Lenny is still viewed by most of the show's viewers as an anti-hero rather than a fully fledged villain due to his softer side.

The residents of Sheildinch are always caution to get on Lenny's bad side due to his ruthless nature and having bear witness to his violent outbursts in the pub many times. Lenny has been embroiled in many feuds including Tommy Mccabe, Bill Kennedy, Eddie Hunter, Angus Lindsey, Daniel McKee and most recent with Andrew Campbell-Baxter.

## Archive Information

### Kill Count

##### Murders

* This is a list of people that Lenny has killed

1. Sammy (between 2006 to 2009) - Murder - Confessed to murdering Sammy to a priest after Sam grassed Lenny to the police.
2. Eddie Hunter (2007) - Murder - Shot twice in the chest.
3. Duncan Toomey (19th October 2022) - Murder - Shot in the stomach by Lenny.
4. Andrew Cambell-Baxter (3rd January 2024) - Shot in the back of the head.

##### Connected Murders And Deaths

This list of people who's death Lenny was involved with.

1. Mary Murdoch (16th December 2008) - Orchestrated murder - Had both Mary and her partner killed for double crossing him.
2. Archie (16th December 2008) - Orchestrated murder - Had both Mary and her partner killed for double crossing him.
3. Martina Kennedy (1st March 2016) - Orchestrated murder - Lenny ordered the deaths or Martina and Billy.
4. Bill Kennedy (1st March 2016) - Orchestrated murder - Lenny ordered the deaths or Martina and Billy.

##### Attempted Murders

1. Unnamed police officer (8th August 2006) - Fired a shot at a police officer whilst trying to flee.
2. Alex Murduch (×2) - Attempted to shoot Alex twice for sleeping with Lenny's wife Lydia, the first time Lenny decided against shooting him because he found out that Alex was his son, however Lenny decided to later shoot Alex but Shot Lydia (whom Lenny believed was Alex)
3. Andrew Campbell-Baxter (×2) - Attempted to beat Andrew to death but stopped when he realised their were witnesses. Lenny later ordered Tyler Faulks to kill Andrew but Tyer attacked Scarlett O'Hara (whom he believed was Andrew).

## Similar Characters

* This section is a list of characters that share similarities the character.
* Glenn Donovan - Hollyoaks
* Warren Fox - Hollyoaks
* Phil Mitchell - EastEnders
* Barry Grant - Brookside
* Fraser Black - Hollyoaks

## Trivia

* Lenny's favourite alcoholic drink is Whiskey.