Noah's Ark (UK TV series)
Noah's Ark is a British television series, which aired on ITV. It was first broadcast on 8 September 1997. The final episode was aired on 13 October 1997. There were 6 episodes in the first series. A second series aired in 1998.
Overview
Noah's Ark was a family TV story of a country vet, Noah Kirby, his wife Valerie, son Tom and his girlfriend, Noah’s assistant, Clare. Noah and Tom Kirby, father and son, are both vets.
Noah has a country practice, and is still running it much as he did when Tom was a child. He wants Tom to join the practice, but Tom has other, and bigger, ideas. He has just quit his job with a large multi-national company, and has returned home for what he intends to be a flying visit: disillusioned, but a lot richer. But while he is there, his father has a car crash brought on by a dizzy spell. It is clear that he badly needs full time help.
Tom is reluctantly drawn into helping, temporarily of course, while his father recovers. But then there is Clare Somers, the local wildlife vet, to consider: is she enough to tempt Tom to stay?
Main cast
- Tom Kirby played by Peter Wingfield
- Noah Kirby played by Anton Rodgers
- Val Kirby played by Angela Thorne
- Clare Somers played by Orla Brady
- Anna Lacey played by Kate Alderton
It was written by Johnny Byrne and the producers were Sue Bennett-Urwin and Michael Whitehall.
Filming was done around Worcester. The surgery was at a farmhouse Bed & Breakfast opposite the Leigh & Bransford Memorial Hall about 6 miles West of Worcester.