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Where the Heart Is (1997)

Where the Heart Is poster
Genre
soap opera, drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
10 seasons, 110 episodes
Rated
13+
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of district nurses live and work in a close-knit Yorkshire town. The series follows their personal and professional lives, along with the families and friends around them.

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What happens

Where the Heart Is is a British drama television series created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. The series, which first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 6 April 1997, focuses on the lives of a group of district nurses and their families who reside in the town. The show was created after Featherstone visited the Yorkshire town of Meltham and was intrigued by the tight-knit community, particularly those connected to the local district nursing office. She approached Pharoah with her ideas, and they pitched the show to ITV; after the network ordered production of the first series, they – along with producer Kate Anthony – began creating the show. The series was filmed in the Colne and Holme valleys of West Yorkshire, mainly in the villages of Marsden, Slaithwaite and the town of Meltham. Where the Heart Is focuses on the stories that occur in small communities without being sentimental. Pharoah wanted to explore the hidden conflicts that occur within the families and friends. Margaret Tiffany, a real-life Meltham district nurse, provided Featherstone with the premise of the show. She was employed as a script advisor and coached the cast and helped the production create an authentic representation of life in the Colne, and Holme Valley communities. Where the Heart Is initially focuses on five main characters from the Snow and Goddard family. In later series it expanded its focus to additional characters using an ensemble cast format. On 12 October 2006, ITV announced that the tenth series was the last as they decided to focus on creating other shows. The final episode was broadcast on 10 September 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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