THE HARDACRES
1ST IMAGES FROM THE PERIOD SET SERIES
Channel
5 has unveiled a batch of first images from their new series coming up
this Autumn (come by tomorrow for the rest), including THE HARDACRES, a sweeping rags to riches story that follows
the lives, loves 
and fortunes of the working class Hardacre family as
they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate in 1890’s
Yorkshire.
and fortunes of the working class Hardacre family as
they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate in 1890’s
Yorkshire.
A SMALL SCREEN ADAPTATION OF
CL
Skelton’s best-selling series of novels it follows the family of a
loving married couple Mary and Sam Hardacre (Claire Cooper and Liam
McMahon), who land on
hard times following an accident at work on the docks, which leaves
them unemployed and broke. With Julie Graham as 
Mary’s wily mother, Ma,
and their three kids,
Joe, Liza, and Harry (Adam Little, Shannon Lavelle and Zak
Ford-Williams), the
family band together to think fast with a business venture that will
free them from their humble existence on the North Yorkshire Coast and
catapult them into high 
society. Holly
Sturton stars as Adella, Cathy Belton as Emma and Owen Roe as George,
from the well
to do Fitzherbert Family and new neighbours of The Hardacres. Ingrid
Craigie is housekeeper Mrs
Dryden, with Siobhan O’Kelly as Lena and Taheen Modak as Saunders.
Mary’s wily mother, Ma,
and their three kids,
Joe, Liza, and Harry (Adam Little, Shannon Lavelle and Zak
Ford-Williams), the
family band together to think fast with a business venture that will
free them from their humble existence on the North Yorkshire Coast and
catapult them into high 
society. Holly
Sturton stars as Adella, Cathy Belton as Emma and Owen Roe as George,
from the well
to do Fitzherbert Family and new neighbours of The Hardacres. Ingrid
Craigie is housekeeper Mrs
Dryden, with Siobhan O’Kelly as Lena and Taheen Modak as Saunders. 
Haven't read anything from CL Skelton yet...not sure I would enjoy this one as the story is nothing special and then with all those tedious costumes...nothing really appeal me..well, maybe the beautiful countryside in Yorkshire.
ReplyDeleteA very negative way of looking at period set dramas, deary. What people love about them, both the costumes, stories and settings, is an escape into another time and place, away from the burdens and superficialities of today's world, it is a sort of an escapism the same that goes with loving fantasy and science fiction. Historical dramas also help us understand better present times and value and appreciate more what we have today without taking it for granted. Especially in today's world where everything is instant and self-indulging not to mention ignorant, such dramas give us a view into a deeper depth of life where one values important things more than we do today. Such dramas also help us be proud of our history in which the hardworking ancestors were building the world for us.
DeleteI love a good rags to riches story. When a family has the tenacity to pull themselves up and turn their lives around, you have to admire that. Can't wait to see this one!
ReplyDeletePlus the daddy is super hot!
DeleteIndeed!
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