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produced by

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and Robert Greenwald Productions and broadcast by

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. The

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by Edithe Swensen, Elle Triedman, and

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was based on the 2004 bestselling novel by

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. The Beach Girls were three teenagers who spent their summers in the small, quiet beach town of Hubbard's Point. The trio grew apart and eventually went their separate ways, but the death of one of them reunites the surviving two, Stevie and Maddie, when her widower Jack and daughter Nell arrive in town. Paul Shapiro,

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, and

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shared directing credits. The cast included Rob Lowe as Jack,

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as Nell,

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as Stevie, and

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as Maddie, with Chris Carmack and Cloris Leachman in featured roles. The opening credits theme song was " Dreams," written by

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and

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and performed by The Cranberries. The series was filmed in

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, Crystal Crescent Beach, and Halifax, all located in

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. It aired in

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and

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in 2006,

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in 2007 and New Zealand in 2010. It has been released on

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Cast

* Rob Lowe as Jack *

as Nell * Chris Carmack as Cooper *

as Maddie *

as Stevie * Cloris Leachman as Aunt Aida

External links

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