Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)
| Where the Heart Is | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Created by | Vicky Featherstone Ashley Pharoah |
| Starring | the cast |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 110 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
United Productions (later Granada) with: |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) |
| Picture format | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Original run | 6 April 1997 – 10 September 2006 |
Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.
First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone. One of ITV's longest-running shows, Where the Heart Is was known for being what has been described as a haven for former soap stars, including Thelma Barlow, Sarah Lancashire, Philip Middlemiss, Samantha Giles, Kerrie Taylor, and Shobna Gulati.
In October 2006, the series was cancelled after nine years, despite viewing figures of well over 7 million.[1]
Rugby League was frequently featured in the series and was mainly made up from players from Brighouse Rangers Amateur Rugby League Club.
The theme song "Where the Heart is" was done by Prefab Sprout (written and sang by Paddy McAloon). It was released as a single and appears on the band's 38 Carat Collection.
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[edit] Production
The series was filmed in the Colne and Holme valleys of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire using the real life villages of Marsden, Slaithwaite and Meltham for many of the external shots. The First series was mostly filmed in Slaithwaite, but from series 2 onwards, they used Marsden as their main and home filming location.
[edit] Cast
[edit] 2006 cast
- Lesley Dunlop as Anna Kirkwall
- Jessica Childs-Cavill as Amy Kirkwall
- Molly Martin & Millie Martin as Rachel Kirkwall/Boothe
- Christian Cooke as Luke Kirkwall
- Philip Middlemiss as David Buckley
- Brian Capron as Ozias Harding
- Andrew Paul as Billy Boothe
- Holly Lucas as Megan Boothe
- Adam Paul Harvey as Nathan Boothe
- Katy Clayton as Samantha Boothe
- Shobna Gulati as Nisha Clayton
- Ian Kelsey as Jack Clayton
- Fiona Wade as Rowan Clayton
- Richard Mylan as Danny Flint
- Taylor Bourke as Cady Flint
- Andrea Lowe as Zoë Phelps
- Joanna Riding as Terri Gough
- Wesley Nelson as Alfie Gough
- Tom Chadbon as Dr. Kenworthy
[edit] Notable ex-cast members
- Denise van Outen as Kim Blakeney
- Geraldine Newman as Mrs Murfin
- Katie Riddoch as Molly Beresford
- Pam Ferris as Peggy Snow
- Tony Haygarth as Vic Snow
- Leslie Ash as Karen Buckley
- Keith Barron as Alan Boothe
- Georgia Moffett as Alice Harding
- Kelly Wenham as Jess Buckley
- Julian Lewis-Jones as Tom Beresford
- Samantha Giles as Sally Boothe
- Thomas Craig as Simon Goddard
- Sarah Lancashire as Ruth Goddard
- Andrew Knott as Henry Green
- William Ash as Stephen Snow
- Jason Done as Stephen Snow
- Jessica Baglow as Lucy Snow
- Danny Seward as Joe Beresford
- Kerrie Taylor as Beth Enright/Beresford
- Holly Grainger as Megan Boothe (first)
- Marsha Thomason as Jacqui Richards
[edit] References
- ^ "Soaps - News - 'Where The Heart Is' axed after a decade - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. 2006-10-12. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds38099.html. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
