Marchlands Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 46 min | Drama, Mystery

Marchlands

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 46 min | Drama, Mystery

In 1968 Ruth and Paul Bowen mourn the death by drowning of their eight year old daughter Alice in the Marchlands area around their rural house. Ruth believes Paul blames her and is distant from her but both of them ally against his mother ...See moreIn 1968 Ruth and Paul Bowen mourn the death by drowning of their eight year old daughter Alice in the Marchlands area around their rural house. Ruth believes Paul blames her and is distant from her but both of them ally against his mother Evelyn,when she suggests that Alice's bedroom be turned into a sewing room. Nineteen years later Helen and Eddie Maynard now live in the house and are troubled when their little girl Amy tells them that a ghost called Alice is her imaginary friend,the more so when Amy's pet cat is killed,supposedly by Alice. In 2010 expectant Nisha and her partner,local boy Mark,have bought the house. Decorating the planned nursery Nisha finds a photo of Alice and a strange mural. She meets the Maynards' son Scott,now in his thirties and the village shop keeper but finds Mark evasive after seeing him communicate with deaf villager Olive Runcie. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Jodie Whittaker Ruth Bowen Ruth Bowen See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Denis Lawson Robert Bowen Robert Bowen See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Tessa Peake-Jones Evelyn Bowen Evelyn Bowen See fewer	Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Jamie Thomas King Paul Bowen Paul Bowen See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Alex Kingston Helen Maynard Helen Maynard See fewer	ER (1994)
Dean Andrews Eddie Maynard Eddie Maynard See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
Sydney Wade Amy Maynard Amy Maynard See fewer	I Kill Giants (2017)
Ethan Griffin Scott Maynard Scott Maynard See fewer	Marchlands (2011)
Shelley Conn Nisha Parekh Nisha Parekh See fewer	Gen V (2023)
Elliot Cowan Mark Ashburn Mark Ashburn See fewer	Alexander (2004)
Elizabeth Rider Olive Runcie Olive Runcie See fewer	Line of Duty (2012)
Jennifer Hennessy Liz Runcie Liz Runcie See fewer	Dickensian (2015)
Daniel Casey Scott Maynard Scott Maynard See fewer	Midsomer Murders (1997)
Faith Edwards Doctor Doctor See fewer	The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Milly Archer Alice (as Millie Archer) Alice (as Millie Archer) See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Martha Bryant Olive Runcie Olive Runcie See fewer	Broken (IV) (2012)
Neil Grainger Radio Presenter (voice) Radio Presenter (voice) See fewer	Hebburn (2012)
Jonathan Linsley Police Sergeant Police Sergeant See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Sophie Stone Olive Runcie Olive Runcie See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)