"Tiger Bay" (1997) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 July 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Drama concerning the lives and aspirations of the people of a Welsh seaside town which has been suffering...

Cast

Jan Anderson	...	Jodie (4 episodes, 1997)
Rakie Ayola	...	Helen (4 episodes, 1997)
Martin Cole	...	Dan Monks (4 episodes, 1997)
Karin Diamond	...	Kim (4 episodes, 1997)
Peter Doran	...	Ossie (4 episodes, 1997)
Robert Gwilym	...	Bernie Hutchinson (4 episodes, 1997)
Mike Hayward	...	Charlie (4 episodes, 1997)
Clare Isaac	...	Naseem (4 episodes, 1997)
Francine Morgan	...	Beth (4 episodes, 1997)
Suzanne Packer	...	Marie (4 episodes, 1997)
Stevie Parry	...	Lil Protheroe (4 episodes, 1997)
Nickie Rainsford	...	Kate (4 episodes, 1997)
Martin Troakes	...	Roy Hutchinson (4 episodes, 1997)
Richard Harrington	...	Warwick (3 episodes, 1997)
Tanveer Ghani	...	Salim (2 episodes, 1997)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

The same location as the movie....but

But the plan to create an "Eastenders" transplanted to Cardiff was a failure. While the multi-ethnic and socio-economic variety portrayed was accurate and at times laudable, the storylines were unconvincing and ultimately boring. The initial 13 episode run was confidently predicted by all concerned to blossom into a full blown soap. but this was not to be. Good riddance! At this point I would like to comment on the plot summary by Martin Smith in which he states that "Tiger Bay" is set in a Welsh seaside town. Cardiff is the capital city of Wales with a population of 300,000+ hardly a town! To all Americans (you are more likely than any to read this) referring to Washington D.C. as a hamlet gives you the right idea. Anyway spleen vented and I can assure you that you will not be able to see this anywhere ever, no matter how many channels you end up with.