Noah's Ark (British TV series)

Noah's Ark is a British television series about a country vet and his family, aired on ITV. The first series of six episodes was broadcast in September to October 1997. A second series, also of six episodes, aired a year later.

Noah's Ark
GenreDrama
Developed byJohnny Byrne
Written byJohnny Byrne
Sam Lawrence
Joe Turner
StarringAnton Rodgers
Peter Wingfield
Angela Thorne
Orla Brady
Kate Alderton
Composer(s)Colin Towns
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Jonathan Powell
Producer(s)Sue Bennett-Urwin
Michael Whitehall
Production location(s)Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
Production company(s)Whitehall Films
Carlton Television
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format14:9
Audio formatStereo
Original release8 September 1997 (1997-09-08) –
23 October 1998 (1998-10-23)

Overview

Noah's Ark was a family TV story of a country vet, Noah Kirby, his wife Valerie, son Tom and his girlfriend, Noah’s assistant, Clare. Noah and Tom Kirby, father and son, are both vets.

Noah has a country practice, and is still running it much as he did when Tom was a child. He wants Tom to join the practice, but Tom has other, and bigger, ideas. He has just quit his job with a large multi-national company, and has returned home for what he intends to be a flying visit: disillusioned, but a lot richer, but his father has a car crash brought on by a dizzy spell. It is clear that he badly needs full-time help.

Tom is reluctantly drawn into helping, temporarily of course, while his father recovers, but Clare Somers, the local wildlife vet, is there.

Cast

Main cast

Episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
168 September 1997 (1997-09-08)13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)
2618 September 1998 (1998-09-18)23 October 1998 (1998-10-23)

Series 1 (1997)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Two of a Kind"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne8 September 1997 (1997-09-08)
22"Matters of Principal"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne15 September 1997 (1997-09-15)
33"Paying the Price"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne22 September 1997 (1997-09-22)
44"Healing Touch"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne29 September 1997 (1997-09-29)
55"Live and Learn"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne6 October 1997 (1997-10-06)
66"Family Matters"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)

Series 2 (1998)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"Free as a Bird"A. J. QuinnJohnny Byrne18 September 1998 (1998-09-18)
82"Sitting Target"A. J. QuinnSam Lawrence25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)
93"Stormy Weather"A. J. QuinnSam Lawrence2 October 1998 (1998-10-02)
104"Old Dog, New Trick"Paul HarrisonJoe Turner9 October 1998 (1998-10-09)
115"Killing Time"Paul HarrisonSam Lawrence16 October 1998 (1998-10-16)
126"Deep Waters"Paul HarrisonSam Lawrence23 October 1998 (1998-10-23)

Production

Filming was done around Worcester. The surgery was at a farmhouse Bed & Breakfast opposite the Leigh & Bransford Memorial Hall about 6 miles West of Worcester. The mountains often seen in the background are the Malvern Hills.

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