Springhill (TV series)
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 | –
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]
Contents
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]
DVD releases
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)
- ^ "Springhill: Series One : FilmMonthly". www.filmmonthly.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Davies, Russell T. (15 September 2003). "Russell T Davies on Queer As Folk". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "DVD Review: Springhill (Series One) | Inside Pulse". insidepulse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "DVD Review: 'Springhill - Series One' | Blogcritics". blogcritics.org. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (18 July 2010). "Gilly Coman obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Springhill (1996)". BFI. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d TV.com. "Springhill". TV.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Scot Williams". BFI. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Collinson, Dawn (11 June 2015). "I came out as gay - and people tried to have me exorcised". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Meet the cast and characters of Shetland". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Vickie Gates". BFI. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Samantha Lavelle". BFI. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
External links
- 1996 British television series debuts
- 1997 British television series endings
- 1990s British television soap operas
- Sky television programmes
- British television soap operas
- Channel 4 television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television programmes produced by Granada Television
- Films with screenplays by Russell T Davies
- LGBT culture in Liverpool
- English-language television programs
- British fantasy television series