Springhill | |
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Genre | Drama/Soap opera |
Created by |
Paul Abbott Frank Cottrell Boyce |
Starring |
Gilly Coman Katharine Rogers Christine Tremarco Sharon Byatt Judy Holt Crissy Rock |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Granada Television |
Release | |
Original network |
Channel 4 Sky One |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 1 October 1996 | – 18 June 1997
Springhill was a British soap opera/drama, 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.
Springhill was released on Region 1 DVD on 18 June 2013.