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A second series of ''Land Girls'' was commissioned in March 2010 and filming will begin later in the year.<ref name="SecondSeries"/> The second series will return to the rural Forties and will continue to examine the women who helped the war effort.<ref name="SecondSeries"/> Controller of BBC Daytime, Liam Keelan, said "The first series of ''Land Girls'' was something completely new for BBC One Daytime. It proved to be such a success with our viewers that I'm delighted to be able to announce the commission of a second series".<ref name="SecondSeries"/> |
A second series of ''Land Girls'' was commissioned in March 2010 and filming will begin later in the year.<ref name="SecondSeries"/> The second series will return to the rural Forties and will continue to examine the women who helped the war effort.<ref name="SecondSeries"/> Controller of BBC Daytime, Liam Keelan, said "The first series of ''Land Girls'' was something completely new for BBC One Daytime. It proved to be such a success with our viewers that I'm delighted to be able to announce the commission of a second series".<ref name="SecondSeries"/> |
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The DVD of Series One will be released by Acorn Media on 17 January 2011 |
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Revision as of 15:15, 8 November 2010
| Land Girls | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Costume drama |
| Written by | Roland Moore Dominique Moloney Dale Overton |
| Directed by | Steve Hughes Paul Gibson Daniel Wilson |
| Starring | Summer Strallen Christine Bottomley Jo Woodcock Becci Gemmell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Will Trotter John Yorke |
| Producers | Will Trotter John Yorke Erika Hossington |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One, BBC HD |
| Release | 7 September 2009 – Present |
Land Girls is a British television period drama series, first broadcast on BBC One in 2009. It stars Summer Strallen, Christine Bottomley, Jo Woodcock and Becci Gemmell as four different girls doing their bit for Britain in the Women's Land Army during World War Two.[1][2] The series was transmitted in five parts across one week as a one-off special event to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two. The series was first broadcast in the UK by BBC One in September 2009 and was BBC Daytime's first commission of a period drama.[3][4] In March 2010, the BBC announced that it had commissioned a second series of Land Girls comprising of five episodes.[5]
Plot
Land Girls is set on the Hoxley Estate, following the four girls new working lives at the Pasture Farm and the opulent Hoxley Manor. The girls, Nancy, Joyce, Bea and Annie, have joined the Women’s Land Army for very different reasons, but they all share a common goal – to help serve their country and to help win the war. As they adapt to their new surroundings and begin the hard work, they realise that their lives will change forever.
Cast
- Nancy Morrell - Summer Strallen
- Annie Barratt - Christine Bottomley
- Bea Holloway - Jo Woodcock
- Joyce Fisher - Becci Gemmell
- Lord Lawrence Hoxley - Nathaniel Parker
- Lady Ellen Hoxley - Sophie Ward
- Frederick Finch - Mark Benton
- Billy Finch - Liam Boyle
- Esther Reeves - Susan Cookson
- Martin Reeves - Mykola Allen
- Sgt. Dennis Tucker - Danny Webb
- Cpl. Cal Gillespie - Christian Brassington
Episodes
| # | Episode | Writer | Director | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "Childhood's End" | Roland Moore | Steve Hughes | 7 September 2009 | |
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Four girls join the Women's Land Army for very different reasons. Joyce wants to 'do her bit', Nancy is there under sufferance and sensible Annie joined so that her younger sister Bea could escape her abusive father. Bea rebels from her sister's control and finds herself charmed by a GI, Cal Gillespie, while Nancy tries to get closer to Lord Hoxley. | |||||
| 2 | "Secrets" | Dominique Moloney | Steve Hughes | 8 September 2009 | |
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Bea has been hiding her pregnancy for three months, but it's becoming difficult. Tucker is on the prowl for enemy sympathisers and Nancy is in his sights. Lord Hoxley realises that his marriage is over and Annie receives the devastating news that her husband has been killed in action. | |||||
| 3 | "Codes of Honour" | Roland Moore | Paul Gibson | 9 September 2009 | |
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Three months later and Annie is not dealing well with Harry's death. Nancy and Lawrence's attraction has blossomed into an affair. Esther is screening Nancy's letters for Sergeant Tucker, who fears that she might be a Nazi collaborator. Joyce has to choose whether to shelter her deserter husband or turn him in? Farmer Finch's old enemy Ernest Luckhurst arrives at the farm and is intent on catching him out. | |||||
| 4 | "Trekkers" | Dale Overton | Paul Gibson | 10 September 2009 | |
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Farmer Finch hires some 'trekkers', families displaced by the bombing, as cheap labour, but when a break-in occurs at the manor house, Lady Hoxley orders Finch to get rid of them all. The Hoxleys hold a party, but after clashing with Nancy over a visit to her husband John, Joyce tells Lady Hoxley about Nancy's affair with her husband. Billy proposes to Bea, but she goes into labour before she can give him her answer. Annie receives some shocking news from Lady Hoxley. | |||||
| 5 | "Destinies" | Roland Moore | Daniel Wilson | 11 September 2009 | |
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Bea prepares for her wedding to Billy, but discovers that Finch has doubts about her motives. Determined to leave, Nancy is shocked when Ellen reveals Lawrence's dark secret. Meanwhile, Tucker sets out on a trail of murderous revenge that will have shocking consequences for Nancy, Annie, Bea and Joyce. | |||||
Reception
Land Girls surpassed the average audience share for the year in its slot by a full three percentage points and peaked at 2.6 million viewers[6][7] and it won the Best Daytime Programme at the 2010 Broadcast Awards.[8] However, The Daily Telegraph reported that the drama was criticised for its historical inaccuracies and the BBC notice boards attracted nearly a hundred comments and complaints about military uniforms and other general historical reconstructions.[9]
A second series of Land Girls was commissioned in March 2010 and filming will begin later in the year.[5] The second series will return to the rural Forties and will continue to examine the women who helped the war effort.[5] Controller of BBC Daytime, Liam Keelan, said "The first series of Land Girls was something completely new for BBC One Daytime. It proved to be such a success with our viewers that I'm delighted to be able to announce the commission of a second series".[5]
The DVD of Series One will be released by Acorn Media on 17 January 2011
References
- ^ "Land Girls". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Khan, Urmee (24 August 2009). "BBC To Show New Land Girls Drama". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Land Girls". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "BBC One Bring Us New Wartime Drama Land Girls". TV Throng. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d "BBC recommissions award-winning Land Girls". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "DCD Rights brings international Dramas to Mipcom". DCD Rights. Retrieved 11 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Land Girls". Roland Moore. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Winners 2010". Broadcast Awards. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Khan, Urmee (4 November 2009). "BBC Land Girls drama slammed for historically inaccuracies". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
