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The Shell Seekers is a 2006 mini-series starring Academy Award-winners, Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell. The British-German co-production was directed by Piers Haggard. It is an adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's 1987 novel of the same name and premiered on Germany's ZDF on 25 December 2006. It was screened in the United States on the Hallmark Channel on 3 May 2008.
Original Release
12/25/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Lawrence Sterne |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Penelope Keeling |
| Charles Edwards | Noel |
| Maisie Dimbleby | Young Penelope |
| Toby Fisher | Ambrose Keeling |
| Prunella Scales | Dolly Keeling |
| Victoria Hamilton | Nancy |
| Stephanie Stumph | Antonia |
| Victoria Smurfit | Olivia |
| Lor Wilson | Penelope (aged 7) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 25 December 2006 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Directors
Writers
Brian Finch, Rosamunde Pilcher
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maximilian Schell | Lawrence Sterne |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Penelope Keeling |
| Charles Edwards | Noel |
| Maisie Dimbleby | Young Penelope |
| Toby Fisher | Ambrose Keeling |
| Prunella Scales | Dolly Keeling |
| Victoria Hamilton | Nancy |
| Stephanie Stumph | Antonia |
| Victoria Smurfit | Olivia |
| Lor Wilson | Penelope (aged 7) |
| Lola Peploe | Amabel |
| Lucas Gregorowicz | Danus Muirfield |
| Hugh Sachs | Brookner |
| Richard Hope | George |
| Cherith Mellor | Mrs. Plackett |
| Alastair Mackenzie | Richard Lomax |
| Sebastian Koch | Cosmo |
| Jasmine Rostagni | Nancy (aged 4) |
| Penelope McGhie | Woman In Street |
| Tim Faraday | Slade |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Cunliffe | Producer |
| Marian Rees | Producer |
| Rikolt von Gagern | Producer |
| Anne Hopkins | Producer |
