
The animal action was monitored by the Animal Anti-Cruelty League.
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However, ratings were low and the show was cancelled after Series 1.
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It aired on The CW Television Network in the U.S., the Hallmark Channel in the United Kingdom, Skai TV in Greece and Warner Channel in South Africa.
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It succeeded enough for a first full series to be commissioned with the title Life Is Wild. The pilot episode was remade for an American audience, with a predominantly American cast, different characters and a loosely similar plot line.

Wild at Heart aired as a simulcast on TV3 Ireland. It ends with a lovely wedding I'm not going to say who." (Note: BBC Radio 2 makes their interviews available via iPlayer for only a brief period and this interview is no longer available.) We're not sort-of loosely hanging on to go try and get a Christmas Special or a Valentine's Day Special out of it. It was very sad to say 'goodbye'.We are ending it in a way that will let you know it's really the end. In a BBC Radio 2 interview with Simon Mayo on 24 October 2012, Stephen Tompkinson said, "We got back about three weeks ago. We couldn't wish for a better script to celebrate an immensely successful series for ITV." The finale special was followed on 31 December 2012, by a one-hour documentary titled Wild at Heart: Filming With Animals (see below). ITV's Head of Drama Series Steve November said: " Wild at Heart will end on a high thanks to the fantastic cast, crew and writing team who produce the drama. The two-hour finale special was filmed at Leopards Den in September 2012 and aired on 30 December 2012 on ITV. In April 2012, similar statements appeared, but ITV did not publish a formal press release confirming that the show was cancelled. However, the show faced strong competition during Series 7 and speculation appeared in British online newspaper articles in February 2012 that Wild at Heart would be axed after Series 7. Wild at Heart was immensely popular in the UK, with ratings peaking at approximately 10 million viewers and never averaging less than 7.5 million over any series (see below).

Tarryn Faye Brummage played Alice's daughter Charlotte, and Atandwa Kani appeared in Series 6–7. The primary cast included Stephen Tompkinson as Danny Trevanion Amanda Holden as Danny's wife Sarah (died in Series 3) Lucy-Jo Hudson as Danny's daughter Rosie Deon Stewardson as the Trevanions' business partner Anders DuPlessis ('Dup') Hayley Mills as Caroline DuPlessis Luke Ward-Wilkinson as Danny's stepson Evan Olivia Scott-Taylor as Danny's step-daughter Olivia Nomsa Xaba as Nomsa – Leopard Den's cook and housekeeper and Thapelo Mokoena Mara manager, Cedric Fatani, Martinus Van der Berg as town barman and Rosie’s husband, Max Dawn Steele appeared regularly in Series 4–6 as Alice Collins (later Trevanion), but took maternity leave for all but one episode of Series 7, returning for the Christmas finale. It served as the backdrop against which the family struggled to carve out a new life for themselves, and ultimately to survive and remain together. Producer Ann Harrison-Baxter said: "We literally walked every inch of the reserve to find the best place to build the house, and then it was all created from scratch and aged to look like it had been there for more than a century in just 10 weeks!" Leopards Den was significant as a symbolic character in its own right throughout the show's 7 years. A large set called 'Leopards Den' was built on the property specifically for the production. Glen Afric is located in Broederstroom, North West Province, South Africa. It was filmed on location at the Glen Afric Country Lodge, a 1500-acre game reserve and sanctuary that is home to a host of African wildlife, including lions, giraffes, elephants and cheetahs.


It ran for seven series, concluding 30 December 2012 with a two-hour finale. Wild at Heart began airing 29 January 2006 on ITV. The show ran for seven series beginning on 29 January 2006 and ending on 30 December 2012. Wild at Heart is an ITV television drama series created by Ashley Pharoah about a veterinary surgeon and his family, who emigrate from Bristol, England, to South Africa, where they attempt to rehabilitate a game reserve for wild animals and establish a veterinary surgery and animal hospital. Glen Afric Country Lodge, Broederstroom, North West Province, 0240, South AfricaĤ3–48 minutes (series, approx.) 120 minutes (finale special, approx.) British TV series or programme Wild at Heart
