'Chance at Romance' Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Tonight, Stars Erin Krakow, Patricia Richardson, Ryan McPartlin, Ian Andrew

Ian Andrew, Patricia Richardson, Ryan McPartlin and Erin Krakowstar
in Hallmark's Chance at Romance.  Copyright 2013 Crown Media United
States, LLC/Photographer: Alexx Henry Studios, Jeremy Lee

Patricia Richardson (HOME IMPROVEMENT) plays a meddling matchmaker in Chance at Romance, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, airing Saturday, February 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Joining the veteran actress is Erin Krakow of Hallmark Channel’s new original primetime series WHEN CALLS THE HEART and ARMY WIVES as Sam Hart, a hopeless romantic who initiates an online friendship with photographer Heath Madsen (Ryan McPartlin, PASSIONS) after a chance meeting at one of his photo shows. She is over the moon when Heath invites her to come visit him and sends Sam a first class ticket! But after Sam arrives, she finds out to her horror that Heath didn't send the ticket at all. It was his 12-year-old son Donny (Ian Andrew) who hatched the scheme to match them up, supported by their longtime housekeeper May (Richardson).

WHEN CALLS THE HEART Premieres January 11 on Hallmark Channel (January Spoilers)

The Hallmark Channel Original Series World Premiere of WHEN CALLS THE HEART airs on Saturday, January 11 at 9 p.m. ET.  The series stars Erin Krakow, Lori Loughlin and Daniel Lissing.

Elizabeth, a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, receives her first classroom post in a small prairie town in the Western Frontier. She must deal with her restless students as well as the new Constable in town, Jack Thornton. Set against the wild canvas of a 19th century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west.

Check out what's coming up on the first three episodes below:

[SPOILER ALERT]

Episode 1001 – “Lost And Found”
Series World Premiere
Saturday, January 11 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Coal Valley is at odds when a special message is found at the site of a fatal coal mining accident.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART Set To Premiere Sunday, January 11 on Hallmark Channel

Lori Loughlin stars in WHEN CALLS THE HEART

WHEN CALLS THE HEART, a new Hallmark Channel Original Series, rings in the New Year with stories of hope, love and encouragement when it premieres Sunday, January 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Erin Krakow (ARMY WIVES), Daniel Lissing (LAST RESORT) and Lori Loughlin (90210, THE EDGE OF NIGHT) star in this ensemble period piece set against the backdrop of the western frontier.

The scripted drama, inspired by Janette Oke's bestselling book series about the Canadian West, is the second books-to-film project the network has developed with the acclaimed author.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART reunites Janette Oke with Executive Producer and Director, Michael Landon, Jr. who made one of the network's most beloved telefilms of all-time helming the first film in Oke's Love Comes Softly series, a franchise that eventually included 11 highly-rated Hallmark Channel Original Movies. The two-hour backdoor pilot WHEN CALLS THE HEART, from Executive Producers Brad Krevoy, Michael Landon, Jr. and Brian Bird, premiered October 19 and was the top-rated cable television movie of the day.