New Period Drama Alert: Announcing The Hardacres – A Saga About Love And Family

Playground, the production company that charmed us with the Yorkshire Dales, has exciting news.

Get ready for The Hardacres. It’s a brand-new TV series set in 1890s Yorkshire based on the best-selling rags-to-riches novels by C.L. Skelton!

Hardacre is the sweeping rags to riches story of the Hardacre family. This dramatic family saga follows generations of the Hardacres from Victorian times to the 1950s.

THE STORY OF THE HARDACRES TV SERIES

Playground aptly describes The Hardacres as “a bold, gutsy ensemble family drama full of heart.”

THE WRITERS AND PRODUCTION TEAM

Amy Roberts and Loren McLaughlan, writers from The Winter King and Call the Midwife, are leading the charge as executive producers and lead writers for the series.

Credit: Courtesy of (C) Playground Entertainment.

THE YORKSHIRE SETTING AND FILMING LOCATIONS OF THE HARDACRES

Unlike its predecessor, All Creatures Great and Small, which graced us with the picturesque landscapes of Yorkshire, The Hardacres will be filmed in the gorgeous setting of Ireland.

THE AUTHOR – CLEM SKELTON

All in all, he’s a fascinating figure known for his talent as a storyteller. The Hardacres is the first adaptation of his works.

OVERALL THOUGHTS ON THE NEW PERIOD DRAMA

The Hardacres is a life affirming rags to riches story about a family overcoming all odds, but in their quest for financial success they rediscover that community, friendship and family are the most precious things in life.”

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