Review for Heartland

"Healing Horses…Healing Hearts"

The hit family series Heartland is the story of, 'a family ranch…a horse whisperer…a fight to save a dream…' Fans of the show would have watched it via E4; now they can own The Complete First Season on DVD. Based on the best-selling books by Lauren Brooke, Heartland is a family drama set in the fictional town of Hudson located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Heartland is a place like no other; a horse ranch with a special mission of healing abused or neglected horses and finding them new homes.

The series follows the Fleming family - Grandpa Jack (Shaun Johnston), 15-year-old Amy (Amber Marshall) and 20-something older sister Lou (Michelle Morgan) - as they deal with the ups and downs of running a ranch that's been in the family for generations but is now so deep in debt they're one bank payment away from losing it all. After the sudden death of their mother, the girls' lives change forever.

Meet the characters

Amy Fleming has always been better with horses than with people:-


Samantha Fleming is Amy's strong-willed older sister, a rising star in the New York financial world who attempts to turn Heartland into a profitable business:-


Jack Bartlett is the rock of Heartland. An ex-rodeo cowboy and cattle rancher whose peaceful retirement turns into the biggest challenge of his life:-


Ty Borden is Heartland's stable hand, not by choice, but as a condition of his probation:-


Season one of Heartland contains the first thirteen episodes of the forty-six episode show (3 seasons in total), each episode runs for 44min approx:-

Pilot - Coming Home

Episode 2 - After the Storm

Episode 3 - Breaking Free

Episode 4 - Taking Chances

Episode 5 - The Best Laid Plans

Episode 6 - One Trick Pony

Episode 7 - Come What May

Episode 8 - Out of the Darkness

Episode 9 - Ghost from the Past

Episode 10 - Born to Run

Episode 11 - Thicker than Water

Episode 12 - Rising from the Ashes

Episode 13 - Coming Together


Verdict: with a total running time of 585 minutes (almost 10 hours), if you are a fan of the show, you are going to be spending a lot of time on your sofa watching episode after episode, fighting the urge to use the loo! Also included are behind-the-scenes featurette's and interviews with the cast and crew.