Plotlands

For the British interwar land use, see Plotlands (land development).

Plotlands was a British period drama series was written and created by Jeremy Brock and that aired on BBC1 from 18 May to 22 June 1997. Produced by Wall to Wall for the BBC, it tells the story of several families who live in the fictional town of Plotlands. The series was filmed on location in and around Ashridge.

Plotlands
Genre	Period drama
Created by	Jeremy Brock
Directed by	John Strickland
Starring	David Ryall Philip Whitchurch Richard Lintern Rebecca Callard Amanda Abbington Jade Williams Saskia Reeves Richard Cordery Jamie Glover Petra Markham Eve Schickle Terence Beesley Richard Amery
Composer	John E. Keane
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Alex Graham Matthew Hamilton Jane Root Tessa Ross
Producer	Louis Marks
Production locations	Ashridge, Little Gaddesden, Wivenhoe, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Cinematography	David Odd
Editor	Jerry Leon
Running time	51 minutes
Production company	Wall to Wall
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	18 May (1997-05-18) – 22 June 1997 (1997-06-22)

Cast

• David Ryall as Harry Crowley
• Philip Whitchurch as Billy Reed
• Richard Lintern as Tom Marsh
• Rebecca Callard as Harriet Marsh
• Amanda Abbington as Maude
• Jade Williams as Joan Marsh
• Saskia Reeves as Chloe Marsh
• Richard Cordery as Charles Foster
• Jamie Glover as Ralph Samson
• Petra Markham as Grace Foster
• Eve Schickle as Beattie Crowley
• Terence Beesley as Jon Marsh
• Richard Amery as Charlie

Awards

Les Lansdown won the Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award for Best Costume Design Drama.^[1]