'SeaChange': 'Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On'

A detailed account of the themes and symbols that structure the highly successful series SeaChange. Episode One and Two of the first series are discussed as they follow Laura Gibson's shift from corporate lawyer to small town magistrate and her rediscovery of what it means to belong to a family. Ford examines themes such as community, trust, loyalty and betrayal through the characters of Pearl Bay as their lives become intricately connected in a struggle against the incursions of greed and corporate development.