Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Springhill (TV series)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
5.8
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
5.8
1 Ratings
100
90
80
70
60
51
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
2

First episode date
  
1 October 1996

Number of episodes
  
52

Networks
  
Channel 4, Sky 1

5.8/10
IMDb

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
52

Final episode date
  
18 June 1997

Genre
  
Soap opera

Springhill (TV series) mediainsidepulsecomzonesinsidepulseuploads20

Created by
  
Paul Abbott Frank Cottrell Boyce

Starring
  
Gilly Coman Katharine Rogers Christine Tremarco Sharon Byatt Judy Holt Crissy Rock

Program creators
  
Paul Abbott, Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Similar
  
Is Harry on the Boat?, Skellig, Thorne: Sleepyhead, Terry Pratchett's Going Po, The Colour of Magic

Springhill was a British soap opera/drama, 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. 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. Issues covered included adoption revelation, genetic sexual attraction, bigamy, homosexuality, infertility, surrogacy and murder. Aside from this there was a supernatural aspect, which included elements of religion, Angels, apparitions, witchcraft, time travel and the Second Coming of Christ.

Contents

Cast

  • Gilly Coman as Liz Freeman
  • Jonathan Barlow as Jack Freeman
  • Katharine Rogers as Eva Morrigan
  • Scot Williams as Nick Freeman (season 1 only)
  • Sharon Byatt as Sue Freeman
  • Christine Tremarco as Trish Freeman
  • Kevin Knapman as Anthony Freeman
  • Paul Culshaw as John Paul Freeman
  • Stephen Walters as Jamie Johnson (Season 1 only)
  • Bill Speed as Fr Peter McGinley
  • Claire Robinson as Debbie Nixon
  • Emma Lucy Vaudrey as Greta Mullaney

    • DVD releases

    Springhill was released on Region 1 DVD on 18 June 2013.

    References

    Springhill (TV series) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA