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Plotlands

1997 • 9.0 • Drama • 49m

GB • English

Writers: Jeremy Brock

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.

Cast

Saskia Reeves

as Chloe Marsh

Rebecca Callard

as Harriet Marsh

Amanda Abbington

as Maude

Richard Lintern

as Tom

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Peter Dineen

as Rory Mulligan

Ger Ryan

as Grainne Mulligan

Barry Ward

as Fionn Mulligan

Petra Markham

as Grace Forster

Episodes

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Chloe

E1 47m

Londoner Chloe Marsh sees a poster advertising plots of land for sale in the country for only £5.

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Rory

E2 50m

Chloe gets an offer, but things are tougher for the Mulligans.

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Tom

E3 49m

An old army buddy visits Tom.

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Orphans of the Storm

E4 49m

While flighty Maude is falling for an idealistic new arrival at Langton Fields, a violent storm threatens to wipe out the community. Harriet goes missing, and Maude is the only person with a clue as to where she might be.

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The Party

E5 49m

It is one year since Harry sold the first plot of land on Langton Hill. A celebration party is planned.

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Homes for Heroes

E6 49m

Chloe and Tom are in love, and Rory Mulligan's new house takes shape.