Springhill (TV series)
Springhill was a British soap opera/drama created by Paul Abbott, produced by Granada Television, and broadcast from 1 October 1996 to 18 June 1997 on the Sky One satellite channel, and later on Channel 4.[1] It consisted of 2 series, each containing 26 episodes. Set in Liverpool, Springhill based its main theme on the battle between good and evil, entwined around a complex family drama.[2] Issues covered included adoption revelation, genetic sexual attraction, bigamy, homosexuality, infertility, surrogacy and murder.[3] Aside from this there was a supernatural aspect, which included elements of religion, Angels, apparitions, witchcraft, time travel and the Second Coming of Christ.[4][5]
| Springhill | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama/Soap opera |
| Created by | Paul Abbott Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Starring | Gilly Coman Katharine Rogers Christine Tremarco Sharon Byatt Judy Holt Crissy Rock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 Sky One |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1 October 1996 – 18 June 1997 |
Cast
- Gilly Coman as Liz Freeman[6]
- Jonathan Barlow as Jack Freeman[7]
- Katharine Rogers as Eva Morrigan[8]
- Scot Williams (series 1) and Stephen Donald (series 2) as Nick Freeman[9]
- Sharon Byatt as Sue Freeman[4]
- Christine Tremarco as Trish Freeman[8]
- Kevin Knapman as Anthony Freeman[8]
- Paul Culshaw as John Paul Freeman[10]
- Stephen Walters (series 1) and Matthew Dunster (series 2) as Jamie Johnson[11]
- Bill Speed as Father Peter McGinley[8]
- Vickie Gates as Meryl Cartlege[12]
- Crissy Rock as Anita Cartlege[7]
- Samantha Lavelle as Pat Lombard[13]
- Paul Warriner as Greg Metcalfe
- Emma Lucy Vaudrey as Greta Mullaney[7]
- Claire Robinson as Debbie Nixon[7]
- Judy Holt as Marian (series 2)
DVD releases
The first series of Springhill was released on Region 1 DVD on 18 June 2013.[4]
References
- Encyclopedia of television. Newcomb, Horace., Museum of Broadcast Communications. (2nd ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. 2004. pp. 3–4. ISBN 1579583946. OCLC 54462093.CS1 maint: others (link)
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