Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite. First shown in 1997, it is still running as of 2006 and was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone. One of ITV's longest-running shows, Where the Heart Is is known for being what has been described as a haven for former soap stars, including Thelma Barlow, Sarah Lancashire, Philip Middlemiss and Samantha Giles. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into theatre. ... Skelthwaite is the fictional town set in ITVs television drama Where the Heart Is (TV series). ... Ashley Pharoah is a British television writer, co-creator of the successful drama series Life on Mars, which began on BBC One in 2006. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ... Haven can mean: A harbor A sanctuary // Companies Pizza Haven, an Australian pizza chain Haven (Holidays), a company which runs a number of holiday parks in the United Kingdom and Europe Entertainment Haven (TNG episode), an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Haven (film), a 2004 motion picture directed... Thelma Barlow (born June 19, 1929 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) is an English television actress. ... Sarah Lancashire (born October 4, 1964) is a British actress. ... Philip Middlesmiss is a British television actor, who was originally a popular character in ITVs Coronation Street, but his role ended when his character was murdered. ... Samantha Giles (born 1971, Maidstone, Kent, England) is a British actress, probably best known for playing Bernice Thomas in Emmerdale, and Sally Boothe in Where the Heart Is (TV series). ...

The series is filmed in and around the Huddersfield area and uses an old mill as its main base.

Current cast

• Lesley Dunlop as Anna Kirkwall - Wife of David Buckley, mother of Luke and Amy Kirkwall and grandmother of baby Rachel.
• Philip Middlemiss as David Buckley
• Andrew Paul as Billy Boothe
• Brian Capron as Ozias Harding
• Denise van Outen as Kim Blakeney
• Richard Mylan as Danny Flint
• Christian Cooke as Luke Kirkwall
• Holly Lucas as Megan Boothe #3
• Adam Paul Harvey as Nathan Boothe
• Andrea Lowe as Zoë Phelps
• Katie Riddoch as Molly Beresford
• Georgia Moffett as Alice Harding
• Owen Pickles as Baby Victor Beresford (2004-2005)
• Rachel Critchley as Baby Rachel #2
• Millie Martin and twin sister Mollie Martin as Baby Rachel #1 - daughter of teenagers Megan Boothe and Luke Kirkwall, granddaughter of Sally and Billy Boothe and Anna Kirkwall.
• Jessica Childs-Cavill as Amy Kirkwall #4 - daughter of Anna Kirkwall and Simon Goddard
• Chantelle Seeley as Amy Kirkwall #3
• Chelsey Seeley as Amy Kirkwall #3
• Bethany Ward as Amy Kirkwall #2
• Eleanor Ward as Amy Kirkwall #2
• Georgia Warden as Amy Kirkwall #1
• Katy Clayton as Samantha Boothe - daughter of Sally and Billy Boothe, sister of Megan and Nathan Boothe, auntie of baby Rachel.
• Holly Grainger as Megan Boothe #1 second child of Billy and Sally Boothe
• Holly Lyons as Megan Boothe #2

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External links

• itv.com - Drama
• Where the Heart Is at the Internet Movie Database.