''Plotlands'' was a British period drama series was written and created by Jeremy Brock and that aired on

BBC1 BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and Flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includ ...

from 18 May to 22 June 1997. Produced by Wall to Wall for the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

, it tells the story of several families who live in the fictional town of Plotlands. The series was filmed on location in and around

Ashridge Ashridge is a Estate (land), country estate and stately home in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about north of Berkhamsted and north west of London. The estate comprises ...

Cast

* David Ryall as Harry Crowley *

Philip Whitchurch Philip Whitchurch (born 30 January 1951) is an English stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for playing Captain William Frederickson in three episodes of ''Sharpe'' between 1994-1997 and the role of Chief Inspector Philip Cato i ...

as Billy Reed *

Richard Lintern Richard Charles Lintern (born 8 October 1962) is an English stage, voice and screen actor. Early life Lintern was born in Taunton, Somerset. He studied English Literature at Durham University. He subsequently won a scholarship to the Royal Aca ...

as Tom Marsh * Rebecca Callard as Harriet Marsh *

Amanda Abbington Amanda Abbington (born ) is an English actress. In a career spanning over thirty years on stage and screen, her most prominent roles include Josie Mardle in ''Mr Selfridge'' (2013–2016) and Mary Morstan in '' Sherlock'' (2014–2017). Her ot ...

as Maude * Jade Williams as Joan Marsh *

Saskia Reeves Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress, known for her roles in films including '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) , ''I.D.'' (1995), and '' Our Kind of Traitor'' (2016), in the 2000 miniseries '' Frank Herbert's Dune'', and in TV seri ...

as Chloe Marsh * Richard Cordery as Charles Foster *

Jamie Glover Jamie Blair Glover is an English actor. He is best known for playing Andrew Treneman in the BBC One school-based drama series, '' Waterloo Road'', returning to the role in 2023. He was also cast as Harry Potter in the second cast of the West-End ...

as Ralph Samson *

Petra Markham Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944) is a British theatre, television and film actress. Biography Born on 17 March 1944, she is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She had three sisters: actress Kika ...

as Grace Foster *Eve Schickle as Beattie Crowley * Terence Beesley as Jon Marsh *Richard Amery as Charlie

Awards

Les Lansdown won the Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award for Best Costume Design Drama.RTS Awards Archive
(March), p. 19 (accessed 2017-03-06).

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*{{IMDb title, id=0118432, title=Plotlands 1997 British television series debuts 1997 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series Historical television series BBC television dramas 1990s British television miniseries Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television series set in the 1920s British English-language television shows Television shows set in Hertfordshire