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Season 1, Episode 1
After an unfortunate accident befalls dock worker Sam Hardacre, he and his family lose their jobs at the docks and must race to find work or else end up on the streets. His wife Mary, daughter Liza and mother-in-law Ma venture to the gilded halls of country estate Thornton Hall in search of work. Family saga set in the 1890s, starring Claire Cooper and Liam McMahon
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Cast & Crew
Claire Cooper
(Actor)
.. Mary Hardacre
Liam McMahon
(Actor)
.. Sam Hardacre
Julie Graham
(Actor)
.. Ma
Adam Little
(Actor)
.. Joe Hardacre
Shannon Lavelle
(Actor)
.. Liza Hardacre
Zak Ford-Williams
(Actor)
.. Harry Hardacre
Taheen Modak
(Actor)
.. Callum Saunders
Holly Sturton
(Actor)
.. Adella Fitzherbert
Cathy Belton
(Actor)
.. Emma Fitzherbert
Owen Roe
(Actor)
.. George Fitzherbert
Sarah Agha
(Actor)
.. Betsy Temple
Siobhan O?Kelly
(Actor)
.. Lena Temple
Ingrid Craigie
(Actor)
.. Mrs Dryden
Mark Doherty
(Actor)
.. Beesley
Ella Maria Carmen
(Actor)
.. Maggie
Connor Byrne
(Actor)
.. Victor Ward
Conor Deane
(Actor)
.. Fred
Paul Ward
(Actor)
.. Albie
Paula Wolfenden
(Actor)
.. Mrs Henderson
David Pearse
(Actor)
.. Mr Shaw
Michele Moran
(Actor)
.. Lady Beaumont
David O?Reilly
(Actor)
.. Little Pete
Jack Weise
(Actor)
.. Jack
Rosaleen Linehan
(Actor)
.. The Duchess
Chris McHallem
(Actor)
.. Dr Mason
Sarah Madigan
(Actor)
.. Mrs Greene
Graeme Coughlan
(Actor)
.. Mr Harker
Andrew Bradley
(Actor)
.. Mr Gibbons
Eddie Capli
(Actor)
.. Big Jonesy
Stuart Wolfenden
(Actor)
.. Chinny the butcher
Ben Carolan
(Actor)
.. Paddy Wilson
Nick Dunning
(Actor)
.. Hugil
Denis Grindel
(Actor)
.. Lord Hugo Bathurst
David McSavage
(Actor)
.. Master Knaggs
Molly McCann
(Actor)
.. Nellie
lan Devally
(Actor)
.. Fitzherbert Butler
Sean Duggan
(Actor)
.. Mr Elliott
Amy Roberts
(Writer)
Loren McLaughlan
(Writer)
Rachel Carey
(Director)
Alex Jones
(Producer)
Colin Callender
(Executive producer)
David Stern
(Executive producer)
Lesley McKimm
(Executive producer)
Cathy Payne
(Executive producer)
Simon Cox
(Executive producer)
Andrew Byrne
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Claire Cooper
(Actor)
.. Mary Hardacre
Liam McMahon
(Actor)
.. Sam Hardacre
Julie Graham
(Actor)
.. Ma
Born:
July 24, 1965
in
Irvine, North Ayrshire
Best Known For:
At Home with the Braithwaites.
Early-life:
Born July 24, 1965 in Irvine, North Ayrshire. Her father, John, a singer, left when she was a child. At the age of eight, writer/broadcaster David Webster became her stepfather. Her mother, Betty Gillin, who was also an actress, died of lung cancer, aged 50, when her daughter was 18. Julie made her TV debut in a 1986 episode of Taggart. It was the role of Alison McGrellis in Casualty in 1988 that helped boost her profile.
Career:
Graham also starred in the TV series Harry and Life Support. However, she became a household name in comedy drama At Home with the Braithwaites. In 2003 she starred in Kay Mellor's steamy series Between the Sheets, and the same year appeared with Martin Clunes in the drama William and Mary (they were reunited years later when she made a guest appearance in Doc Martin). Her film credits include Silent Scream, Nuns on the Run, The Near Room, Preaching to the Perverted, Bedrooms and Hallways and Some Voices. She's also appeared in a revamp of cult 1970s series Survivors, The Bill, and was the best thing about short-lived BBC archaeological drama Bonekickers. More recently, Graham has enjoyed success with a starring role in ITV's period crime drama The Bletchley Circle and the BBC's Shetland.
Quote:
'Yes I've taken my clothes off and, yes, I've played saucy roles. But for god's sake it's not what I've built my career on. I try to find roles that are a little bit outside the box.'
Trivia:
She is a patron of children's hospice Chestnut Tree House.
Adam Little
(Actor)
.. Joe Hardacre
Shannon Lavelle
(Actor)
.. Liza Hardacre
Zak Ford-Williams
(Actor)
.. Harry Hardacre
Taheen Modak
(Actor)
.. Callum Saunders
Holly Sturton
(Actor)
.. Adella Fitzherbert
Cathy Belton
(Actor)
.. Emma Fitzherbert
Owen Roe
(Actor)
.. George Fitzherbert
Sarah Agha
(Actor)
.. Betsy Temple
Siobhan O?Kelly
(Actor)
.. Lena Temple
Ingrid Craigie
(Actor)
.. Mrs Dryden
Mark Doherty
(Actor)
.. Beesley
Ella Maria Carmen
(Actor)
.. Maggie
Connor Byrne
(Actor)
.. Victor Ward
Conor Deane
(Actor)
.. Fred
Paul Ward
(Actor)
.. Albie
Paula Wolfenden
(Actor)
.. Mrs Henderson
David Pearse
(Actor)
.. Mr Shaw
Michele Moran
(Actor)
.. Lady Beaumont
David O?Reilly
(Actor)
.. Little Pete
Jack Weise
(Actor)
.. Jack
Rosaleen Linehan
(Actor)
.. The Duchess
Chris McHallem
(Actor)
.. Dr Mason
Sarah Madigan
(Actor)
.. Mrs Greene
Graeme Coughlan
(Actor)
.. Mr Harker
Andrew Bradley
(Actor)
.. Mr Gibbons
Eddie Capli
(Actor)
.. Big Jonesy
Stuart Wolfenden
(Actor)
.. Chinny the butcher
Ben Carolan
(Actor)
.. Paddy Wilson
Nick Dunning
(Actor)
.. Hugil
Denis Grindel
(Actor)
.. Lord Hugo Bathurst
David McSavage
(Actor)
.. Master Knaggs
Molly McCann
(Actor)
.. Nellie
lan Devally
(Actor)
.. Fitzherbert Butler
Sean Duggan
(Actor)
.. Mr Elliott
Amy Roberts
(Writer)
Loren McLaughlan
(Writer)
Rachel Carey
(Director)
Alex Jones
(Producer)
Born:
March 18, 1977
in
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Best Known For:
The One Show.
Early-life:
Born Charlotte Alexandra Jones in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on March 18, 1977. After training as a ballet dancer as a child, Alex went on to study theatre, film and TV at the University of Aberystwyth.
Career:
After graduating, Jones worked as a TV researcher before stepping in front of a camera. She went on to present a number of programmes on S4C, including Can i Gymru, Salon, and Tocyn. Her big break came in 2010 when she became the co-host of The One Show. Since then, she has co-presented Let's Dance for Comic Relief, and in 2011, she partnered with professional dancer James Jordan on Strictly Come Dancing - they were eliminated a week before the final. In August 2014, she began presenting BBC One celebrity gymnastics contest Tumble. Jones began presenting daytime BBC One series Close Calls: On Camera in 2015 and she started co-hosting BBC series Shop Well for Less? in 2016.
Quote:
'I grew up on S4C and it doesn't matter whether there are 100 people watching or listening or five million, every single person in that audience is really important.'
Trivia:
Alex is fluent in English and Welsh.
Colin Callender
(Executive producer)
David Stern
(Executive producer)
Lesley McKimm
(Executive producer)
Cathy Payne
(Executive producer)
Simon Cox
(Executive producer)
Andrew Byrne
(Executive producer)
