The Sun’s TV Mag reports ITV plans to revive the Wild at Heart TV show. Set in South Africa, Wild at Heart features an English ex-pat veterinarian, who along with his family, sets out to rehabilitate a game reserve and start an animal hospital.
The cast of Wild at Heart includes: Stephen Tomkinson, Deon Stewardson, Nomsa Xaba, Thapelo Mokoena, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Hayley Mills, Amanda Holden, and Olivia Scott-Taylor. Holden broke the news in a weekend interview.
The Sun’s TV Mag says:
Amanda Holden has revealed that there are plans for a revival of much-loved ITV drama Wild At Heart.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge played Sarah Trevanion of the popular show for three series before being forced to quit the show to focus on ITV’s talent competition.
Despite her character being tragically killed off in a shock storyline which saw her burned alive, Amanda has teased that producers have approached her about returning to her role.
She told TV Mag exclusively, which is available in Saturday’s edition of The Sun: “I went out in spectacular fashion. I was burned to death. But now I think they’re thinking of bringing it back.”
“The producer told me: ‘We never found your body!’. I’m like: ‘Film it in Cape Town and I’ll come back!’ It’d be like Bobby Ewing in the shower [in Dallas] – I’ll bob out of the bush having been nurtured by a family of cheetahs.”
Back in 2012, when it was announced that the seventh season of Wild at Heart would be the last, some people pointed to ITV’s expensive Titanic mini-series from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. Here is more from an April 2012 article, in Daily Mail:
After becoming a washout with viewers, Julian Fellowes’s poorly received remake of Titanic has reportedly caused further casualties.
The big budget ITV mini-series has been blamed as the reason behind the popular Wild At Heart being scrapped.
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Insiders on the wildlife drama have pointed the finger at Titanic and its mammoth production cost as the sole reason the seventh series of the show will be its last.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ‘The feeling is that they sunk so much money into Titanic that they are having to make savings elsewhere and we are bearing the brunt of that.’
Wild At Heart proved a ratings winner with its family orientated story lines and it had an average audience of 7.5 million, which was over twice the amount of people that watched the finale of Titanic.
The source told the newspaper: ‘We’re all gutted that it has come to this. There are shows that would kill for 7.5million viewers.’
The programme, which also stars Lucy-Jo Hudson, Jill Halfpenny and Olivia Scott-Taylor, will now end in a two-hour special to be filmed this later this year which will bid farewell to the safari park where Wild At Heart is based.
With claims that the £11 million Titanic has forced ITV to make savings wherever they can, 64 episodes and seven series have been brought to a premature end.
What do you think? Were you a fan of the Wild at Heart TV series? If ITV brings Wild at Heart back for an eighth season, will you watch? Tell us!
Absolutely, the best series ever. We were devastated it was brought to an end!! We had everyone watching it, family and friends. Even today, they should bring it back!!!
Loved the show. They should make more.
I love this show!!! I hope it can continue like Murdock or NCIS. I like the characters and all the animals. Please continue!!
I am a big fan of the show Wild at heart an would love for it to continue
I love Wild At Heart!! I was a dissapointed to find out it was cancelled! I loved all the characters especially Deon. Please being back tis amazing show on Tubi. Regular tv is getting terrible!!
I wish so much that Wild At Heart would return ongoing. It was one of the best shows on tv. Sorely missed! Greatvstory lines & characters. In fact I was just searching the web to see where I can view the complete series once again. Please bring it back now.
I Wood love to see it come back
Shortly before watching the series finale, I learned of Deon Stewardson’s passing. Much like his character, DuPlessis, Deon went out on his own terms. Knowing this made the finale 100x more sad to watch, and I blubbered like a baby. A couple of days later, I find myself still greatly affected by the loss, of both the series itself and Deon Stewardson. I feel that he and the show were both sorely underrated, and I will forever be touched by this series and Deon’s work on it. RIP Deon, and thank you for your wonderful contribution to this show- your… Read more »
Wild at heart was one of the best tv shows I have ever watched and it was a crushing way to finish such a fantastic series and will surely be missed by millions of viewers
Bring wild at heart back loved it! on up faith & family. I want to see more!
I’m a season eight and on even more, past season 8.
I just discovered this show and fell in love with the series! I hope there’s more to come!
I also have just discovered this TV series & was absolutely gutted to find out about the death of one of the main actors. I loved this series & would be over the moon if they decided to bring it back. I have to say that Deon’s shoes will be hard to fill.
I recently discovered “Wild at Heart” on UpTv. I loved it and would definitely follow it if it came back as long as it remains family friendly! I hope Dup drinks less in further episodes ( hoping the come back brings him back from the wilderness alive and deciding to stay that way. Also loved Amanda as Sarah although her replacement was also good. It would be interesting to see what develops. Truly hope this show is revived.
Abdolutely love the series
Will be buying the dvd set to watch again.
My whole family 3 generations would sit down and watch this show. Would love for it to pick back up. Awesome series. We are watching the whole series again for the 2nd time.