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Land of Hope
Belladonna
Written by: Sarah Hutton
Based on the real-life mystery which unfolded when a woman was discovered dead in the rural village of Hagley in Worcestershire during the Second World War. Her body, which had been hidden inside a wych-elm tree in Hagley Woods, although never identified, became known as ‘Bella’.
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Neil Clarke Constable: Lawrence Smith
Written by: Cathie Rolinson
With a family farm comes hard-work, responsibilities and entitlement with the time-old story of sibling pitted against sibling and the assumption it will always be passed to the male. But at what personal cost does this fifthgeneration farm manage to survive?
Lucie Rutland: Hana DeHart
Jennie Rutland: Pat Amphlett
Ryan Pinelli: Nate Harter
Land of Hope
Written by: Sue Johnson
The Earth is in crisis following a massive solar flare that destroyed the major satellite networks. Starchild arrives in Worcestershire from the planet Astaria armed with a found book from the archives of instructions for living a rural life. Is this the map to follow for Earth’s recovery?
Starchild: Nilufer Betik
Ada Watkins: Skye Witney
Septimus Bradley: Mike Nicholas
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