British TV series or programme
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.[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]
Cast
DVD releases
The first series of Springhill was released on Region 1 DVD on 18 June 2013.[4] The second season has not had any official release.
References
- ^ Encyclopedia of television. Newcomb, Horace., Museum of Broadcast Communications. (2nd ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. 2004. pp. 3–4. ISBN 1579583946. OCLC 54462093.
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: 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. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "DVD Review: 'Springhill - Series One' | Blogcritics". blogcritics.org. 2 August 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d TV.com. "Springhill". TV.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Scot Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Samantha Lavelle". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
External links
- Springhill at IMDb
- School hosts TV film crew