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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.

Springhill
Genre
  • Fantasy drama
  • Soap opera
  • Created by
  • Frank Cottrell Boyce
  • Russell T Davies
  • Starring
  • Katharine Rogers
  • Christine Tremarco
  • Sharon Byatt
  • Judy Holt
  • Crissy Rock
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
    Original languageEnglish
    No. of series2
    No. of episodes52
    Production
    Running time30 minutes
    Production companyGranada Television
    Original release
    Network
  • Sky One
  • Release1 October 1996 (1996-10-01) –
    18 June 1997 (1997-06-18)

    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]

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    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.

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    1. ^ Encyclopedia of television. Newcomb, Horace., Museum of Broadcast Communications. (2nd ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. 2004. pp. 3–4. ISBN 1579583946. OCLC 54462093.{{cite book}}: 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.
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