A Dinner of Herbs (2000)

11/24/2000 (GB)

Overview

After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to speak of. Roddy is adopted and raised by Kate Makepeace, a good friend of his father’s, and develops a close friendship with Hal and Mary Ellen. But their sibling bond is put to the test as they become adults. The hidden secrets of the past are painfully unearthed as their lives are intertwined by a tragic destiny.

Top Billed Cast

Melanie Clark Pullen

Mary Ellen

6 Episodes

Tom Goodman-Hill

Hal Roystan

6 Episodes

Jonathan Kerrigan

Roddy Greenbank

6 Episodes

Billie Whitelaw

Kate Makepeace

6 Episodes

Kate Magowan

Martha Bannaman

6 Episodes

Michael Jayston

Justice Craig

6 Episodes

Ivan Kaye

dan bannaman

6 Episodes

Joseph May

Ben Hamilton

6 Episodes

Donna Air

Maggie Roystan

6 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

2000 | 6 Episodes

Season 1 of A Dinner of Herbs premiered on November 24, 2000.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on novel or book

orphan

19th century

northumberland

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