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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Granada Television |
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| Release | 1 October 1996 – 18 June 1997 |
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Springhill was a British soap opera created by Paul Abbott, produced by Granada Television, and broadcast from 1 October 1996 to 18 June 1997 on the Sky One satellite channel, and later on Channel 4.[1] It consisted of 2 series, each containing 26 episodes.
Set in Liverpool, Springhill based its main theme on the battle between good and evil, entwined around a complex family drama.[2] Issues covered included adoption revelation, genetic sexual attraction, bigamy, homosexuality, infertility, surrogacy and murder.[3] Aside from this there was a supernatural aspect, which included elements of religion, Angels, apparitions, witchcraft, time travel and the Second Coming of Christ.[4][5]
- ^ Encyclopedia of television. Newcomb, Horace., Museum of Broadcast Communications. (2nd ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. 2004. pp. 3–4. ISBN 1579583946. OCLC 54462093.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Springhill: Series One : FilmMonthly". www.filmmonthly.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Davies, Russell T. (15 September 2003). "Russell T Davies on Queer As Folk". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "DVD Review: Springhill (Series One) | Inside Pulse". insidepulse.com. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "DVD Review: 'Springhill - Series One' | Blogcritics". blogcritics.org. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.