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is just nailing it, the directors are amazing, so it's just a really
great vibe. Every show that I've ever worked on where the
crew and the production is a happy place, the show has been
successful."
"I really like the kindness and collaboration of the production,"
Millar concludes. "In Virgin River, they're always trying to help
each other and similarly in production, we work together—
everybody always pitches in. That's what we do in Virgin River—
we take care of our neighbors because they're our family."
the cast. Then she called the real-life WaterShed Grill to ask
how many employees were on staff and made wool socks for
every bar worker.
Devenyi says he met a young woman inspired by the show to
move from Scotland to Vancouver. "She just thought it was so
beautiful she had to come and live here. She and her mother are
huge fans and now they face time while they watch it together.
It's really amazing." Sue Tenney recalls another woman whose
mother was going through cancer treatment. "She told us that
the only thing that she would get up for was to watch the show.
I'm proud of it and I'm glad that I am part of something positive
when there's so much negativity in the world. I think that those
big overall themes are love and hope and family—the family you
make and the family you belong to. Everything else is just icing
on the cake: great acting and fantastic costumes and beautiful
pictures."
With themes of optimism and kindness, family and community
running through the show like the Squamish River itself, the
generosity of spirit that draws viewers to the show's warm,
woodsy narrative extends beyond the camera frame. "We have
a crew that's wonderful, probably the nicest crew in BC," says
Dayal. "The cast is just amazing, lovely gentle people. Everybody
VIRGIN RIVER LOCATION DEPARTMENT:
W. Robert "Fluffy" Millar/LMGI | SLM
Fiona Crossley | LM (Season 5)
Kassandra Rockandel | KALM
Steffi Matheos | ALM
Sean McVicar | ALM
Lily Ditchburn | (Trainee Assistant LM) TAL
Sarah Whitlam | Location Scout
Zoë Galloway | Location Office Coordinator
L-R: Lily Ditchburn TAL (S5), Kassandra Rockandel KALM, Sarah Whitlam location scout,
W. Robert "Fluffy" Millar/LMGI SLM, Fiona Crossley LM (S5),
Zoë Galloway location office coordinator (S2, 3, 4), Steffi Matheos ALM, Sean McVicar ALM
