Hope Springs

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2009-06-07

Last Air Date: 2009-07-26

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Ann McManus, Maureen Chadwick

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Alex Kingston as Ellie Lagden
Sian Reeves as Hannah Temple
Christine Bottomley as Shoo Coggan
Vinette Robinson as Josie Porritt
Annette Crosbie as Sadie Cairncross
Ronni Ancona as Ann Marie Cairncross
Paul Higgins as Gil Cameron
Alec Newman as Euan Harries
Lorraine McIntosh as Ina Harries
Richard Madden as Dean McKenzie

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2009-06-07)

Ellie, Hannah, Josie and Shoo prepare to start a new life on a Barbados beach. They wait for their mate Mandy to arrive with their passports from Manchester but not everything goes to plan.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2009-06-14)

The women decide to try and steal Sadie's money after their three million pound has been destroyed in the fire. The women reach breaking point when Shoo threatens to leave.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2009-06-21)

Back with her friends in Hope Springs, Shoo puts all thoughts of her ex-boyfriend out of her mind, focusing her attentions on new beau Dean.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2009-06-28)

The news of Nathan's murder strikes fear into the hearts of Ellie, Hannah, Shoo and Josie. Believing the net is tightening on them, the girls decide to leave Hope Springs, but with no money or passports, they must resort to stealing other people's identities.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2009-07-05)

As Ann Marie and Gil prepare to get married, Sadie is taken prisoner in her own bedroom. Things get much worse when hitman Marius arrives in town.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2009-07-12)

So that they can get some fake passports the women decide to fix a poker game. When the opposition decide to try and fix things as well not everything goes to plan.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2009-07-19)

When Ann Marie decides to sell the hotel to a pair of city boys the girls aren't happy with the idea.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2009-07-26)

The women's criminal past catches up with them when they get a surprise visit from Roy. As things go from bad to worse, will they ever live out their Barbados dream?