2024] 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).
(L to R) Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan, Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel Monroe in episode 605 of Virgin River.
(L to R) Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel Monroe, Kandyse McClure as Kaia, Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan in episode 609 of Virgin River.
(L to R) Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel Monroe, Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan in episode 602 of Virgin River.
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.