26 March – Debut of the detective series Hamish Macbeth.
April to July
No events.
August
27 August – Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Michael Mansfield, QC, one of Britain's leading barristers calls for television cameras to be admitted into English courts to help demystify the legal process and restore public confidence in it.[1]
September
No events.
October
No events.
November
No events.
December
28 December – Pilot episode of McCallum starring John Hannah. The programme is watched by over ten million viewers. It returns for a full series in 1997.[2]