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.