Where the Heart Is

A gentle, grounded look at ordinary lives in a tight-knit rural community, mixing everyday warmth with quiet domestic troubles.

Created by

Ashley Pharoah, Vicky Featherstone

Genres

Drama

Starring

Pam Ferris, Sarah Lancashire, Lesley Dunlop

Overview

In the small, fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite is an engaging story of life, love, family and people’s ever-changing fortunes in rural England. Set against the rugged landscape of Yorkshire, it follows the busy professional and family lives of District Nurses, as they bring nursing and emotional care to young and old alike. The first four series concentrates on the lives of district health nurses Peggy Snow and Ruth Goddard. The story expands to focus on the lives of more Skelthwhaite residents, particularly those related to the nurses as well as those employed in a local toilet tissue factory.

How it feels

Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, friendship, grief, healing

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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