''Cape Wrath'' (also known as ''Meadowlands'') is a British television thriller

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series, created by Robert Murphy and Matthew Arlidge, that first broadcast in the

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on 10 July 2007 on

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. Produced by

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, the series focuses on the Brogan family, who are trying to escape their past while confronting an even more uncertain future. The series was a co-production between

in the UK and Showtime in the

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, where it received its world première on 17 June 2007, at 22:00 EST. During its original broadcast on Showtime, the series was accompanied by an interactive online experience, which following each episode, featured exclusive content detailing the background of a specific character from their life before they moved to Meadowlands, including their real name. Due to low ratings, Channel 4 executives confirmed that a second series would not be commissioned. The complete series was released on Region 2 DVD on 27 August 2007. A quiz based upon the series is available to play on FunTrivia.

Plot

The series opens with Danny (

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) and Evelyn Brogan (

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) and their two teenage children, Zoe ( Felicity Jones) and Mark (

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), entering a

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and moving to a bucolic neighbourhood known as Meadowlands to begin a new life. Picturesque and crime-free, Meadowlands appears to be a suburban paradise where the Brogan family can start a new life. However, they soon realise that it is not so easy to escape the past, and their haven becomes a world of paranoia and psychological intrigue with surprises around every corner, especially when they are stunned to learn that they can never leave.

Production

The series was filmed in

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. Many of the interior sets were built in a warehouse close to

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. The estate itself is in fact The Lakes, a new housing development built next to Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

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features as the local town centre. Other locations include The Kings Hill Golf Course,

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and Maidstone Leisure Centre.

Cast

as Danny Brogan *

as Evelyn Brogan *

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as Bernard Wintersgill *

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as David York *

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as Brenda Ogilvie *

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as Samantha Campbell * Felicity Jones as Zoe Brogan *

as Mark Brogan *

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as Freddie Marcuse *

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as Tom Tyrell * Ella Smith as Jezebel Ogilvie * Sian Brooke as Lori Marcuse * Emma Davies as Abigail York * Tom Hardy as Jack Donnelly * Sean Harris as Gordon Ormond

Episodes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cape Wrath (Tv Series) 2007 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings 2000s British drama television series 2007 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings Channel 4 original programming Showtime (TV network) original programming English-language television shows Television shows shot in Kent Works about witness protection