''Seesaw'' is a three-part British television

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, written by

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and directed by George Case, first broadcast on ITV on 12 March 1998. The series, based upon Moggach's own novel of the same name, stars David Suchet and

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as Morris and Val Price, an upper-middle class couple whose daughter, Hannah, is kidnapped and held to ransom for £500,000. Forced to sell everything they own to ensure the safe return of their daughter, Morris and Val are further shattered by the revelation that Hannah is pregnant with the kidnapper's baby. Notably, Moggach altered the ending of ''Seesaw'' for the television production, claiming this was for "various reasons" and citing that as a complete piece, "the book in itself works better". For the television adaptation, Moggach continued her tradition of having a walk-on cameo in each of her productions, managing to break her own personal record by appearing six times through the three episodes as various different characters. The series was later released on Region 1 DVD in the

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and Region 2 DVD in the

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, although remains unreleased in the

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. When later re-broadcast on

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, the series was re-edited into two feature-length episodes.

Cast

* David Suchet as Morris Price *

as Val Price *

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as Eva *

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as Jon * Joanna Potts as Hannah Price * Jade Davidson as Becky Price *

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as Theo Price * Chloe Tucker as Emma * Christopher Benjamin as Malcolm Green

Episodes

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seesaw (Tv Series) 1998 British television series debuts 1998 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series 1990s British television miniseries British English-language television shows ITV television dramas Scottish television shows Television shows produced by Scottish Television Television shows set in the United Kingdom