Springhill is 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.
Contents
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.