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

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