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The adventures of a vet and his family who emigrated to South Africa to create a game park
Starring Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele, Warren Clarke, Deon Stewardson and Hayley Mills
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Photograph of Stephen Tomkinson and Dawn Steele from the cast of Wild at Heart
Episode 1
Danny’s world is threatened when his estranged father come to Leopard’s Den with a secret which could blow the family apart. Meanwhile, Du Plessis is devastated when the lions under his care come down with a potentially deadly virus. Can the family pull together to save the lions?
Episode 2
Danny applies for the prestigious job of the state vet, Meanwhile, he attempts to invite Thabo in his work but does not realise that Du Plessis is feeling pushed out. A geologist comes to survey the area, arousing Du Plessis’s suspicions. A rogue baboon causes problems for the inhabitants of Leopard’s Den.
Episode 3
It is Danny’s first day as State Vet and when he helps rescue some smuggled animals he feels he’s making a difference. However, he discovers the role isn’t going to be all plain sailing when it looks like one of the sick animals, a cheetah is going to be put down because there are no rehabilitation centres in the province.
Episode 4
Danny’s first big project as State Vet is a major animal translocation, and he is
desperate to impress. Whilst Alice is out in the bush treating an injured zebra,
she is stalked by lions. She just makes it back to her jeep in time but is badly
shaken up. Danny’s first day of the translocation goes well, culminating in him
discovering a rare white-
Episode 5
Alice is still suffering from a loss of nerve after her close shave with the lions and so Danny tries to help her overcome her problems – the Leopard’s Den lions have produced their first cub and he needs Alice back in the saddle. Danny’s attention is divided when he discovers that distracted Olivia has failed her exams. Strange things are occurring at Leopard’s Den – a mirror cracks for no reason, some animals are found miles away from their normal habitat and there are dead crocodiles at both Leopard’s Den and Mara. What can be causing these strange phenomena?
Episode 6
In his role as State Vet, Danny works with wealthy conservationist, Anton Ziegler, to catch a group of leopard hunters. We discover Ziegler is also buying a tiger from Vanessa, who still struggling with her finances, desperately needs the money to ensure Mara’s future. Du Plessis is distraught to discover that the mining company want to buy Leopard’s Den in order to build an access road through their land. They have also made an offer for Mara, but Danny and Vanessa go to see Peeters and reject both the offers – neither are for sale at any price.
Episode 7
Du Plessis has started a one man campaign of vandalism against the new neighbours at Mara; Peeters and the mining company. When Peeters catches him on CCTV, Du Plessis is fined and given a restraining order to keep him away from Mara. Danny is angry with Du Plessis, the fine means they can’t buy Liv the car she wanted for her 18th birthday the next day. However, Alice tries to mediate and suggests Du Plessis uses one of his contacts to get Liv a car.
Episode 8
Du Plessis comes to meet Caroline’s plane but he doesn’t seem happy – he has seen that the mining company have already started building the road which threatens Leopard’s Den. With only a couple of days until the court case that will decide their fate, Caroline wants to know what they can do to stop the mining company. Danny reveals that he has applied for Leopard’s Den to become a Protected Environment, which will prevent any development of their land.
Episode 9
The family are making arrangements to leave Leopard’s Den, all except Du Plessis
who is steadfastly refusing to accept that he has lost his home. He won’t use his
share of the money from the sale of the land to buy somewhere else -
Episode 10
The family have been squatting at Leopard’s Den as they prepare to make their last
stand to prevent the bulldozers from destroying their home. Du Plessis and Fatani
bring elephants and a giraffe to dissuade the construction crew from moving in and
a stand off ensues -
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