Wild at Heart to return for sixth series

Sunday night ITV1 vet drama Wild at Heart is to return for a sixth series. Filming on the South African-based series starring Stephen Tompkinson will begin later this summer with 10 new episodes to be made. Recently ITV has culled a number of dramas including Stephen Fry's Kingdom and new comedy drama Married Single Other. However Wild at Heart is still proving popular with ITV viewers and drew average audiences of around seven million when it last aired earlier this year. In the sixth series, viewers will see how newly weds Danny and Alice Trevanion – played by Dawn Steele – fare during their honeymoon in the UK and when they return to South Africa. Hayley Mills will also return as Caroline Du Plessis. Wild at Heart is made by Company Pictures and Tompkinson is co-executive producer with Charles Pattinson, George Faber and Ashley Pharoah. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".