Monarch Cove

Monarch Cove
Directed by	Ian Barry Peter Andrikidis Di Drew Ian Gilmour Andrew Prowse Marcus Cole
Starring	Virginia Williams Kieren Hutchison Samantha Shelton Robert Coleby Rachel Ward
Composer	Martin Davich
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1 [1]
No. of episodes	14 [2]
Production
Production company	Fremantle
Original release
Network	Lifetime [2]
Release	4 November (2006-11-04) – 16 November 2006 (2006-11-16)

Monarch Cove is a prime time telenovela that premiered on Lifetime ^[2] on November 4, 2006. It ran for a single season ^[1] of 14 episodes ^[2] ending on December 16, 2006.

Premise

After serving six years in jail for the murder of her father, wrongfully accused Bianca Foster (Virginia Williams) returns to her hometown, Monarch Cove, only to discover new family problems brewing. In a quest to help, she takes a job at a resort, and inadvertently becomes romantically involved with the heir to the business, Jake Preston (Kieren Hutchison), who is engaged to be married. ^[1]

Cast

Main / regular

• Virginia Williams as Bianca Foster
• Samantha Shelton as Kathy Foster
• Shirley Jones as Grace Foster
• Matt Funke as Ben Foster
• Kieren Hutchison as Jake Preston ^[2]
• Robert Coleby as Alexander Preston
• Rachel Ward as Arianna Preston
• Vanessa Lengies as Sophia Preston
• Simon Rex as Eddie Lucas
• Samantha Healy as Elizabeth DeBrett
• Stephen Martines as Parker Elian
• Craig Horner as Caleb Demanser ^[3]

Guests

• Jerome Ehlers as Sam Lee
• Maeve Dermody as Charlotte Lee
• Renai Caruso as Megan
• Sarah Chadwick as Vanessa Reade
• Tiffany Lamb as Dr Martuccio

Production

The series is based on the German serial Bianca – Wege zum Glück (Bianca: Paths to Happiness). It was produced by FremantleMedia North America, ^[4] a sister company of UFA, ^[5] which produced the original. ^[6]

It was shot on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. ^[2]

The Lifetime network initially ordered 20 episodes of the series, but ultimately reduced it to 14, after ratings for the show dropped significantly from the premiere. ^[7]

References

1. "Monarch Cove – Full Cast & Crew". www.tvguide.com . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
2. "INTERVIEWS: Kieren Hutchison – Monarch Cove". www.starrymag.com. March 6, 2014.
3. "Craig Horner". www.imcompany.com.au. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
4. "Nick Malmholt – Monarch Cove". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
5. Conlan, Tara (March 4, 2013). "X Factor producer FremantleMedia is a global TV hits machine". www.theguardian.com .
6. "Bianca – Wege zum Glück". www.crew-united.com. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
7. Martin, Denise (March 6, 2014). "Lifetime orders new dramas". Variety .

External links

• Official website (Retrieved from Internet Archive on February 8, 2008)
• Monarch Cove at IMDb