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Hearts and Bones

TV·2000–2001·2 seasons, 13 episodes·BBC One·Drama

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A group of friends move to London. At the centre are the Rose brothers, Mark and Rich, and Mark’s girlfriend Emma, who harbours a secret obsession with Rich.

Cast

Dervla KirwanDervla KirwanEmma RoseHugo SpeerHugo SpeerRichard RoseAmanda HoldenAmanda HoldenLouise SlaneySarah ParishSarah ParishAmanda ThomasRose KeeganRose KeeganSinead CreaghAndrew ScarboroughAndrew ScarboroughMichael OwenLloyd OwenLloyd OwenJames Norton

Episodes by season

Season017Episodes2000Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Hearts and Bones S01E01I Need a Love SongApril 30, 2000—Emma and Mark live with their son and are on the brink of ending their seven-year relationship when Mark proposes to her.
  2. S01E02Hearts and Bones S01E02There Is a Light That Never Goes OutMay 7, 2000—The repercussions of Emma's love bite being revealed are huge.
  3. S01E03Hearts and Bones S01E03Slipping Through My FingersMay 14, 2000—Rich and Louise's relationship comes under strain as they nurse Louise's mother, Donna, through the final stages of cancer.
  4. S01E04Hearts and Bones S01E04If You Don't Know Me by NowMay 21, 2000—Mark wonders if Emma is having an affair and suspects his brother. Sinead goes in search of love on the internet.
  5. S01E05Hearts and Bones S01E05You Can't Always Get What You WantMay 28, 2000—Emma and Louise make a pact to find new jobs. Amanda is getting broody and demands to babysit Sam.
  6. S01E06Hearts and Bones S01E06When You Find That Things Are Getting WildJune 4, 2000—Feeling guilty about kissing Emma, Rich decides to show more commitment to Louise.
  7. S01E07Hearts and Bones S01E07Once There Was A Way to Get Back HomeJune 7, 2000—Michael's life is turned upside down after a disastrous date brings the police knocking on his door, while Mark finally learns who gave Emma

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Hearts and Bones S02E012.1July 26, 2001—With fractious relationships all around, Louise organises a 32nd birthday party for Rich. Amanda finds a new man.
  2. S02E02Hearts and Bones S02E022.2August 2, 2001—Romance is in the air for both Emma and Sinead. Louise has second thoughts about her police training.
  3. S02E03Hearts and Bones S02E032.3August 9, 2001—A tarot reading sends Rich spinning towards an early midlife crisis while Michael decides he must become a real man.
  4. S02E04Hearts and Bones S02E042.4August 16, 2001—Amanda's pregnancy brings out the nesting instinct in her. Emma gets the wedding bug from Louise, but James brings his lover down to earth w
  5. S02E05Hearts and Bones S02E052.5August 23, 2001—James moves in on Louise, using his guile to prevent her from marrying Rich. Meanwhile, Michael receives an unwelcome guest who bears life-s
  6. S02E06Hearts and Bones S02E062.6August 30, 2001—Emma faces up to life without James, while Sinead and Hermann discover that fairy tale endings are difficult to sustain.

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