British Comedy Guide
Hope Springs. Image shows from L to R: Hannah Temple (Sian Reeves), Ellie Lagden (Alex Kingston), Shoo Coggan (Christine Bottomley), Josie Porritt (Vinette Robinson). Copyright: Shed Productions
Hope Springs

Hope Springs

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 2009
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

Eight-part comedy drama about four female ex-cons trying to go straight. Stars Alex Kingston, Vinette Robinson, Christine Bottomley, Sian Reeves, Annette Crosbie and more.

F
X
R
W
E

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
8 (1 series)
Stars
Alex Kingston, Vinette Robinson, Christine Bottomley, Sian Reeves, Annette Crosbie, Alec Newman, Ronni Ancona, Paul Higgins and more
Writers
Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick and Liz Lake
Directors
Sheree Folkson, Ian Barnes, Dermot Boyd and Brian Kelly
Producers
Spencer Campbell, Brian Park, Anne Mensah and Sandra MacIver
Company

Ellie finds herself in hiding in a remote Scottish village called Hope Springs along with fellow ex-cons Hannah, Josie and Shoo after plans to start a new life in Barbados - courtesy of £3m stolen from her gangster husband - go awry.

All the girls have to do is keep their heads down, assume new identities and plan an escape to their Barbados idyll... little do they know that Hope Springs is going to change their lives forever.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 7th June 2009 at 8pm on BBC One

Share this page