The Hardacres: First look at the new 1890s drama from the ‘All Creatures’ team
Channel 5 has shared images of its upcoming Yorkshire-based series The Hardacres!
From the makers of All Creatures Great and Small, the period drama is based on CL Skelton’s best-selling The Hardacre Saga novels.
What it is about?
The drama is a “rags to riches” story that follows the fortunes of the working-class Hardacre family and their life after a dramatic change in circumstances.
According to the official synopsis:
“The Hardacres is a sweeping rags to riches story that follows the lives, loves and fortunes of the working class Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate in 1890’s Yorkshire.”
Who is in the cast?
Claire Cooper (The Continental) and Liam McMahon (Warrior Nun) play the roles of Mary and Sam Hardacre, while Julie Graham (The Bletchley Circle), takes on the role of Mary’s mother, Ma. Their three children, Joe, Liza, and Harry, are played by Adam Little, newcomer Shannon Lavelle and Zak Ford-Williams.

Additional cast members include Holly Sturton (The School for Good and Evil) as Adella, Cathy Belton (Miss Scarlet & The Duke) as Emma and Owen Roe (Penny Dreadful) as George, who play the Fitzherbert family, the Hardacres’ well off neighbours. The cast is completed by Ingrid Craigie as Mrs Dryden, with Siobhan O’Kelly as Lena, and Taheen Modak as Saunders.

When will it air?
The series is coming to Channel 5 and My5 this autumn but the exact date as not been confirmed yet.
CL Skelton’s The Hardacre Saga books are available on Amazon.