Monarch Cove is a prime time telenovela

Telenovela

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 that premiered on Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television

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 on November 4, 2006. It ran for 14 episodes, ending on December 16, 2006.

Premise

After serving six years in jail for the murder of her father, wrongfully-accused Bianca Foster (Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams , sometimes Ginger or Ginger R. Williams , is an American actress, who stars in the USA Network series Fairly Legal. She had a starring role in Monarch Cove and appeared in a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother...

) returns to her hometown, Monarch Cove.

The series is based on the German

Germany

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 serial Bianca: Wege zum Glück (Bianca: Paths to Happiness). It was produced by FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia

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 North America, a sister company of UFA

Universum Film AG

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, which produced the original.

Cast

Actor (Character)

• Virginia Williams
  Virginia Williams
  Virginia Williams , sometimes Ginger or Ginger R. Williams , is an American actress, who stars in the USA Network series Fairly Legal. She had a starring role in Monarch Cove and appeared in a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother...
  
   (Bianca Foster)
• Samantha Shelton
  Samantha Shelton
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   (Kathy Foster)
• Shirley Jones
  Shirley Jones
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   (Grace Foster)
• Matt Funke (Ben Foster)
• Kieren Hutchison
  Kieren Hutchison
  Kieren Robert Hutchison is a New Zealand actor. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand.-Career:Hutchison is best known for playing the roles of Jonathon McKenna in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, Andy Hargrove on One Tree Hill, Kerry Connelly on Wildfire and Jake Preston on Monarch Cove...
  
   (Jake Preston)
• Robert Coleby
  Robert Coleby
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   (Alexander Preston)
• Rachel Ward
  Rachel Ward
  Rachel Claire Ward, AM is a British actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter who has primarily pursued her career in Australia.-Early life:...
  
   (Arianna Preston)
• Vanessa Lengies
  Vanessa Lengies
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   (Sophia Preston)
• Simon Rex
  Simon Rex
  Simon Rex is an American actor, comedian, television host and recording artist. He is known for starring as Jeff Campbell in What I Like About You, during the first season.-Early life:...
  
   (Eddie Lucas)
• Samantha Healy (Elizabeth DeBrett)
• Stephen Martines
  Stephen Martines
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   (Parker Elian)
• Craig Horner
  Craig Horner
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  (Caleb)