Beach Girls (2005)
Beach Girls was a six-part 2005 American mini-series produced by Fox and Robert Greenwald Productions and broadcast by Lifetime. The teleplay by Edithe Swensen, Elle Triedman, and Eric Tuchman was based on the bestselling novel by Luanne Rice. The Beach Girls were three teenagers who spent their summers in the small, quiet beach town of Hubbard's Point. The trio grew apart and eventually went their separate ways, but the death of one of them reunites the surviving two, Stevie and Maddie, when her widower Jack and daughter Nell arrive in town. Paul Shapiro, Sandy Smolan, and Jeff Woolnough shared directing credits. The cast included Rob Lowe as Jack, Chelsea Hobbs as Nell, Julia Ormond as Stevie, and Katherine Ashby as Maddie, with Chris Carmack and Cloris Leachman in featured roles. The opening credits theme song was "Dreams," written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan and performed by The Cranberries. The series was filmed in Chester, Crystal Crescent Beach, and Halifax, all located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It aired in France and Sweden in 2006, Australia in 2007 and New Zealand in 2010. It has been released on DVD by Warner Home Video.
Beach Girls: Season 1 - 6 Episode s
1x1 - Episode 1
July 31, 2005
Nell Kilvert arrives in the beach town of Hubbard’s Point to try and locate her recently deceased mother’s childhood friends.
1x2 - Episode 2
August 7, 2005
Emotional fallout from the Founder’s Day party finds tensions high between Jack and Nell, who confesses she lied to get Maddie to come to Hubbard’s Point. Meanwhile, Stevie decides to create some distance from Jack. When Clare’s mother learns of her daughter’s affair with Marty, the local cop, she threatens him with statutory rape charges. Upset over her father’s arrest, Skye is driven into the arms of unscrupulous heartthrob Cooper. Jack makes a friendly overture towards Stevie, but it may be too late. And Jack’s investigation into his late wife’s secret bank account producers more questions than answers.
1x3 - Episode 3
August 14, 2005
Sparks fly at the annual fireworks show when the romantic tension between Stevie and Jack, both of whom are with their own dates, is palpable. Skye learns that her night with Cooper may have come at a high price. Marty pressures Clare to help him beat statutory rape charges. Jack finds mysterious flowers at Emma’s grave and wonders who her secret admirer may be. Against his better judgment, Jack calls Stevie for help. And Stevie continues to deny her Aunt Aida’s claims that she has feelings for Jack. Later, Jack receives a shocking phone call about Nell.
1x4 - Episode 4
August 21, 2005
Jack uncovers more shocking details bout the wife he thought he knew. Maddie finally tells Jack what really happened the day of the accident that killed Emma, revealing the truth about his wife’s secrets. Meanwhile, Cooper pleads with Skye to give him another chance. Determined to cut all ties to his painful past, Jack shocks Nell with news that he’s accepted a job in L.A.
1x5 - Episode 5
August 28, 2005
Which summer romance will make it to the fall? Nature provides an unexpected twist in Aunt Aida’s battle to stop the highway expansion. Meanwhile, Nell leaves Jeremy and her “Beach Girls” behind for L.A., Stevie confronts Jack about the real reason he is running away. As Jack and Nell view Hubbard’s Point as a distant memory, a surprise visit changes their lives.
1x6 - Episode 6
September 5, 2005
Jack decides to accept the L.A. job in order to get away from Stevie, who can't commit, and Emma's betrayal. Coop throws his frat mates Nate and Travis out. Nell hates having to leave, now Billy has just kissed her. Mass character witnesses get the corrupt Sam Emerson off with three years probation. Spotting a protected duck may still save Hubbard's Point. Jack reconsiders, another family secret decides his mind.
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