New On Hallmark in April, 2008:
CanePremiere date: Wednesday, 9 April 2008 at 21h00
Starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits, Cane is an epic drama about the external rivalries and internal power struggles of a large Cuban-American family running an immensely successful rum and sugar business in South Florida.
When the family patriarch, Pancho (Hector Elizondo, 'Chicago Hope'), is offered a lucrative but questionable deal by his bitter adversaries, the Samuels, to purchase thousands of acres of sugar fields, he is faced with a tough choice: should he cash out of the sugar business and focus solely on rum, which would please his impulsive natural son, Frank (Nestor Carbonell, 'Lost), or should he protect the family legacy that he built from the ground up by not selling, and side with his adopted son, Alex (Smits), who mistrusts the Samuels and still sees value in sugar.
Alex’s and Frank's approaches to business are as different as their approaches to life.
While Frank might be losing focus chasing women, Alex is deeply in love with his wife, Isabel (Paola Turbay, Bailando Por un Sueño), who is also Pancho's daughter.
Married when she was just 17 years old, Isabel balances Alex by choosing not to involve herself in the business, focusing instead on their three children, who are determined to forge their own paths outside the family.
For the Duques, will family allegiance always come first or will their secrets and acrimonious conflicts over love, lust and control of the family fortune be their downfall?
Starring:Jimmy Smits (Alex Vega)
Hector Elizondo (Pancho Duque)
Nestor Carbonell (Frank Duque)
Rita Moreno (Amalia Duque)
Polly Walker (Ellis Samuels)
Paola Turbay (Isabel Vega)
Eddie Matos (Henry Duque)
Michael Trevino (Jaime Vega)
Lina Esco (Katie Vega)
Samuel Carman (Artie Vega)
Alona Tal (Rebecca King)
Executive Producers: Cynthia Cidre, Jonathan Prince, Jimmy Iovine, Polly Anthony
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Rebroadcast Premiere: Spooks 2Premiere date: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 at 22h45
Runs Tuesdays to SaturdaysSpooks 2 premieres on Hallmark for a re-run.
The series is a drama about the intrigue of people who have to lie for a living - and who can never tell the truth to their loved ones about what they do. This second series picks up at the moment the first one finished.
Top agent Tom's girlfriend Ellie and her young daughter are trapped inside a securely sealed house in which a bomb is about to explode, and there's no way out.
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Life Is WildPremiere date: Wednesday, 23 April 2008 at 19h00
Runs Mondays to Fridays
Katie Clarke may never forgive her veterinarian father, Danny for dragging their entire blended family out of New York City to spend a year living in a broken-down lodge called The Blue Antelope in a game reserve deep inside South Africa.
Everyone in the family - including Katie’s 11-year-old brother Chase, Danny’s second wife Jo, her rebellious teenage son Jesse and 7-year-old daughter, Mia - is sure Danny has lost his mind.
But Danny’s reasons go beyond his desire to keep his troubled family together while making a difference in the lives of the people and animals of South Africa: his deceased first wife Claire grew up at The Blue Antelope and it’s still home to her reclusive father Art.
After just a few days in South Africa, the family has already encountered an injured lioness, a lost cub, and a gentle giraffe. They’ve also met a few locals, including a handsome young Brit, Oliver Banks and his twin sister Emily, whose father, Colin Banks, runs a safari business for wealthy tourists, and Tumelo, a teen who dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
While they are definitely outsiders, Katie and the rest of the family are nevertheless beginning to love the breathtaking vistas of the bush country and the vibrant culture enveloping them. A year in this strange but beautiful place might not be so bad after all.
Starring:D.W. Moffett (Danny Clarke - Recast)
Stephanie Niznik (Jo Weller Clarke - Recast)
Leah Pipes (Katie Clarke)
Andrew St. John (Jesse Weller)
Calvin Goldspink (Oliver)
Atandwa Kani (Tumelo)
K'Sun Ray (Chase Clarke)
Mary Matilyn Mouser (Mia Weller)
Jeremy Sheffield (Colin Banks)
David Butler (Art Logsdale)
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Rebroadcast Premiere: Kavanagh QC Season 2Premiere date: Tuesday, 29 April 2008 at 22h45
Runs Tuesdays to FridaysThe second season of Kavanagh QC premieres on Hallmark for a re-run.
John Thaw (Goodnight Mister Tom, Inspector Morse) plays James Kavanagh QC, one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London.
Kavanagh has earned the respect and admiration of colleagues and opponents alike. But his dedication to work has taken its toll on life at home. This series goes beyond traditional courtroom dramas to uncover the pressures of legal battles and the problems of defining the truth. In doing so, they provide a compelling representation of the euphoric ups and costly downs of success and failure in the Law.
Also starring Alison Steadman, Lisa Harrow, Anna Chancellor, Oliver Ford Davies, Valerie Edmond and Sheila Hancock. Writers for the series include Malcolm Bradbury (Cold Comfort Farm, The Green Man) and Charles Wood (Sharpe’s Waterloo, An Awfully Big Adventure).
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