Plotlands (1997–1997)

TV ShowEndedBBC OneDrama1 season, 6 episodes
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Plot

Sold a small plot of land for a tiny outlay, Cockney widow Chloe Marsh and her two daughters flee the slums of post-war London for a better life in the country. But rural life in 1922 is hard. Chloe and her fellow pioneers have no mains water, no gas, no electricity, and no jobs. Forced to live in tents until they can afford a shack, they carve a community out of the hostile countryside.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1997Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01ChloeMay 18, 1997—Londoner Chloe Marsh sees a poster advertising plots of land for sale in the country for only £5.
  2. S01E02RoryMay 25, 1997—Chloe gets an offer, but things are tougher for the Mulligans.
  3. S01E03TomJune 1, 1997—An old army buddy visits Tom.
  4. S01E04Orphans of the StormJune 8, 1997—While flighty Maude is falling for an idealistic new arrival at Langton Fields, a violent storm threatens to wipe out the community. Harriet
  5. S01E05The PartyJune 15, 1997—It is one year since Harry sold the first plot of land on Langton Hill. A celebration party is planned.
  6. S01E06Homes for HeroesJune 22, 1997—Chloe and Tom are in love, and Rory Mulligan's new house takes shape.

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Castfull cast & details

Saskia ReevesSaskia ReevesChloe MarshRebecca CallardRebecca CallardHarriet MarshAmanda AbbingtonAmanda AbbingtonMaudeRichard LinternRichard LinternTom
Peter Dineen
Peter DineenRory MulliganGer RyanGer RyanGrainne MulliganBarry WardBarry WardFionn MulliganPetra MarkhamPetra MarkhamGrace Forster

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