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Plot Summary:
Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone, and focuses on the professional and personal lives of the district nurses who work in the town. The original leads were Sarah Lancashire and Pam Ferris, who played sisters-in-law and colleagues at the Skelthwaite Health Centre. Both actresses had left the series by 2000; however, the format of at least two female leads continued with various different actresses until the show's end. A typical episode would focus on one or two medical storylines interweaved with personal stories featuring one or both nurses. One of ITV's longest-running shows, Where the Heart Is was known for being what has been described as a haven for former soap stars, including Lancashire, Philip Middlemiss, Samantha Giles, Kerrie Taylor, Brian Capron and Shobna Gulati. In October 2006, the series was cancelled after nine years, despite viewing figures of well over 7 million. The theme song "Where the Heart is" was performed by Prefab Sprout. It was released as a single and appears on the band's 38 Carat Collection.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 540
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, captivating, realistic, soap opera
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Uplifting drama series from the writer of Cutting It about family and community, played out with rousing choruses, joyous harmonies and booming basslines.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, serious, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: sincere, sentimental, serious, realistic
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A drama exploring how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, detective, touching
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 497
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, touching, serious
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
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Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, stylized, medical drama, period drama
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: captivating, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, medical drama, soap opera, emotional, gloomy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: medical drama, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, sincere, serious, medical drama
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Plot Summary:
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, realistic, serious, medical drama, emotional, gloomy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 540
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 95
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Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 343
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 575
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, realistic, touching, serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 368
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
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IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, asadora, stylized
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
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