Former rally driver Jack Boult (John Alderton) and his second wife, ex-nurse Harriet (Alderton’s real-life wife Pauline Collins) move from the bustle of London to start a new life in a cottage in the Somerset countryside, together with Jack’s asthmatic daughter Freddy (Daisy Bates) and son Tom (Nimer Rashed).
With the help of local landowner Lady Patricia Broughall (Paola Dionisotti) – pronounced “Brouel” – and Hilly (Wendy van der Plank) – a girl who lives in a railway carriage in the woods – they become involved in various environmental issues such as badger-baiting and horse-stealing.
This gentle rural comedy-drama from LWT debuted on 26 February 1989 and broke ratings records.
Harriet Boult
Pauline Collins Jack Boult
John Alderton Lady Patricia Broughall
Paola Dionisotti Hilly
Wendy van der Plank Freddy Boult
Daisy Bates Tom Boult
Nimer Rashed Geoff Bate
Alan Rowe Ted Hubbard
Ian Lindsay
