New on Hallmark in February, 2008:
Rain ShadowPremiere date: Monday, 18 February, 2008 at 20h00.
Thereafter: Mondays to Fridays at the same time.
Country vet Kate McDonald (Rachel Ward) is battling to keep her community afloat in the face of an unrelenting drought. Forced by necessity Kate hires a new veterinary assistant Jill Blake (Victoria Thaine).
Kate is cranky, difficult to get along with, and to date, has gone through a string of assistants. Jill is her last chance of getting the help she needs. Feisty, defiant and with a passion to get to the truth, Jill has set herself the task of succeeding under any conditions.
Faced with silence and suspicion, she soon realises the Paringa farming community has a secret which Kate and the Paringa farmers are anxious to keep hidden.
However, Paringa needs the services of both Kate and Jill, and somehow these opinionated women must find a way to work together to battle against the conditions that threaten the very way of life of their community. In doing so, Jill becomes aware that Kate has a dark secret of her own.
Curse Of King Tut's Tomb Premiere date: Saturday, 23 February at 19h00
Curse Of King Tut's Tomb is a 2-part adventure mini-series made by Hallmark.
It’s 1922, and free-spirited archaeologist Danny Freemont is infamous for his outlandish theories about the pyramids, Atlantis, alien civilizations, and the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
Freemont is certain that if found, the Emerald Tablet, rumoured to be buried in King Tut’s tomb, would hold the power to control the world. Unfortunately, the only one who believes Freemont is nefarious archaeologist Morgan Sinclair, a member of the diabolical secret cabal known as the Hellfire Council.
Sinclair wants the tablet to summon and harness an invincible evil, and he’s fully prepared to follow Freemont to the ends of the earth to get it. With the help of a crackerjack team, Freemont will venture into the Valley of the Kings, toward Tut’s tomb, nearer the portal to another world, and closer to the truth behind a mystery that will change the world forever - or end it.
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