Plotlands

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Plotlands
Genre Period drama
Created by Jeremy Brock
Directed by John Strickland
Starring David Ryall
Philip Whitchurch
Richard Lintern
Rebecca Callard
Amanda Abbington
Jade Williams
Saskia Reeves
Richard Cordery
Jamie Glover
Petra Markham
Eve Schickle
Terence Beesley
Richard Amery
Composer John E. Keane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers Alex Graham
Matthew Hamilton
Jane Root
Tessa Ross
Producer Louis Marks
Production locations Ashridge, Little Gaddesden, Wivenhoe, Hertfordshire, England, UK,
CinematographyDavid Odd
EditorJerry Leon
Running time51 minutes
Production company Wall to Wall
Original release
Network BBC1
Release18 May (1997-05-18) 
22 June 1997 (1997-06-22)

Plotlands was a British period drama series was written and created by Jeremy Brock and that aired on BBC1 from 18 May to 22 June 1997. Produced by Wall to Wall for the BBC, it tells the story of several families who live in the fictional town of Plotlands. The series was filmed on location in and around Ashridge.

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Les Lansdown won the Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award for Best Costume Design Drama. [1]

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References

  1. RTS Awards Archive (March), p. 19 (accessed 2017-03-06).