In a Land of Plenty: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Television adaptation of Tim Pears' novel, charting the ups and downs of the Freeman family over three generations. In 1951, industrialist Charles Freeman weds the enigmatic but naive Mary and whisks her away to a large house overlooking the town where he owns his factory. Their union produces three sons - Simon, James and Robert - and a daughter, Alice, whose lives go on to be touched by tragedy despite their privileged background.

Series details

• Title: In a Land of Plenty
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2001-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-03-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1105

Cast and credited roles

• Garry Cooper — Stanley
• Helen McCrory — Mary Freeman
• Lorraine Ashbourne — Edna
• Robert Pugh — Charles Freeman
• Shaun Dingwall — James Freeman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-01-10; final listed air date 2001-03-14; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from In a Land of Plenty on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.