We’ve now entered that strange period of time between Christmas and New Year where there is nothing to really…do. But, this makes it the perfect time to catch up on all the shows you’ve missed over the year. And while it’s a quiet week for new releases one returning favourite has, unsurprisingly, made quite the splash – notching up an incredible 67m viewing hours in its first week on release.
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It’s also made enough of a splash to unseat last week’s chart-topper Black Doves – but what’s the show?. Well, those of you who’ve been watching it since it debuted in 2019 will probably already have guessed – it’s season six of romantic drama Virgin River.
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For those who haven’t yet seen it, the drama, based on the novels by Robyn Carr follows the typical ‘big city girl heads for new life in a small sleepy town’ – in this case midwife and nurse Melinda ‘Mel’ Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) who takes a job working in the titular Californian suburb (although the series itself is filmed in Canada).
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However, her lifestyle change is filled with shocking twists and unexpected turns as it gradually becomes apparent that this town is nothing like it seems. Season 6 is shaping up to be as gripping as the others, as it was watched whopping 8,100,000 times last week – racking up over 67,000,000 viewing hours in the process as fans flocked to binge-watch all 10 episodes.
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