Springhill (TV series)
Springhill was a British soap opera 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. 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.
Cast
- Gilly Coman as Liz Freeman
- Jonathan Barlow as Jack Freeman
- Katharine Rogers as Eva Morrigan
- Scot Williams (series 1) and Stephen Donald (series 2) as Nick Freeman
- Sharon Byatt as Sue Freeman
- Christine Tremarco as Trish Freeman
- Kevin Knapman as Anthony Freeman
- Paul Culshaw as John Paul Freeman
- Stephen Walters (series 1) and Matthew Dunster (series 2) as Jamie Johnson
- Bill Speed as Father Peter McGinley
- Vickie Gates as Meryl Cartlege
- Crissy Rock as Anita Cartlege
- Samantha Lavelle as Pat Lombard
- Paul Warriner as Greg Metcalfe
- Emma Lucy Vaudrey as Greta Mullaney
- Claire Robinson as Debbie Nixon
- Judy Holt as Marian (series 2)
DVD releases
The first series of Springhill was released on Region 1 DVD on 18 June 2013. The second season has not had any official release.