Noah's Ark (UK TV series)

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Noah's Ark
Genre Vet, Drama
Developed by Johnny Byrne
Written by Johnny Byrne
Starring Anton Rodgers
Peter Wingfield
Angela Thorne
Orla Brady
Kate Alderton
Composer(s) Colin Towns
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Jonathan Powell
Producer(s) Sue Bennett-Urwin
Michael Whitehall
Production location(s) Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
Production company(s) Whitehall Films
Carlton Television
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 14:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 8 September 1997 (1997-09-08) – 23 October 1998 (1998-10-23)

Noah's Ark is a British television series, which aired on ITV. It was first broadcast on 8 September 1997. The final episode was aired on 13 October 1997. There were six episodes in the first series. A second series, also of six episodes, aired in 1998.

ITV (TV network) TV network in the United Kingdom

ITV is a British free-to-air television network with its headquarters in London, it was launched in 1955 as Independent Television under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to BBC Television, that was established in 1932. ITV is also the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, its legal name has been Channel 3, to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, namely BBC 1, BBC 2 and Channel 4. In part, the number 3 was assigned because television sets would usually be tuned so that the regional ITV station would be on the third button, with the other stations being allocated to the number within their name.

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Overview

Noah's Ark was a family TV story of a country vet, Noah Kirby, his wife Valerie, son Tom and his girlfriend, Noah’s assistant, Clare. Noah and Tom Kirby, father and son, are both vets.

Noah has a country practice, and is still running it much as he did when Tom was a child. He wants Tom to join the practice, but Tom has other, and bigger, ideas. He has just quit his job with a large multi-national company, and has returned home for what he intends to be a flying visit: disillusioned, but a lot richer, but his father has a car crash brought on by a dizzy spell. It is clear that he badly needs full-time help.

Tom is reluctantly drawn into helping, temporarily of course, while his father recovers, but Clare Somers, the local wildlife vet, is there.

Main cast

Peter Wingfield British actor

Peter Wingfield is a Welsh born television actor, well known for his television roles as Dan Clifford in Holby City, Dr. Robert Helm in Queen of Swords and Inspector Simon Ross in Cold Squad but he is internationally best known for his role as the 5000-year-old Immortal Methos in the hit syndicated series Highlander: The Series. He also portrayed Dr. James Watson in Sanctuary.

Anton Rodgers actor

Anthony "Anton" Rodgers was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms. He starred in the sitcoms Fresh Fields, as well its sequel series French Fields and May to December.

Angela Thorne is an English actress of stage, television and film who is best known for her roles in To the Manor Born, as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's best friend Marjory Frobisher, and as Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis?

It was written by Johnny Byrne and the producers were Sue Bennett-Urwin and Michael Whitehall.

John Christopher Byrne was an Irish writer and script editor for the BBC. He travelled extensively in his youth as a travelling poet. During the 1960s he worked as a literary editor, and wrote short stories that were published in Science Fantasy magazine.

Filming was done around Worcester. The surgery was at a farmhouse Bed & Breakfast opposite the Leigh & Bransford Memorial Hall about 6 miles West of Worcester. The mountains often seen in the background are the Malvern Hills.

Malvern Hills mountain range

The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit of the hills affords a panorama of the Severn Valley with the hills of Herefordshire and the Welsh mountains, parts of thirteen counties, the Bristol Channel, and the cathedrals of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford.

Episodes (with first broadcast dates)

Series One

  1. Two of a Kind (8 September 1997)
  2. Matters of Principal (15 September 1997)
  3. Paying the Price (22 September 1997)
  4. Healing Touch (29 September 1997)
  5. Live and Learn (6 October 1997)
  6. Family Matters (13 October 1997)

Series Two

  1. Free as a Bird (18 September 1998)
  2. Sitting Target (25 September 1998)
  3. Stormy Weather (2 October 1998)
  4. Old Dog, New Trick (9 October 1998)
  5. Killing Time (16 October 1998)
  6. Deep Waters (23 October 1998)

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