"High Hopes" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

9.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

2 October 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Richard "Fagin" Hepplewhite (Robert Blythe) is an agoraphobic ex-criminal who runs a business from his home in the Welsh valleys...

Plot Keywords:

Welsh Valleys | Strangeways Prison | Family Relationships | Police | Odd Job

Cast

Robert Blythe	...	Richard 'Fagin' Hepplewhite / ... (34 episodes, 2002-2008)
Steve Meo	...	Hoffman (34 episodes, 2002-2008)
Margaret John	...	Mrs. Elsie Hepplewhite / ... (34 episodes, 2002-2008)
Keiron Self	...	PC Claude Cox (33 episodes, 2002-2008)
Boyd Clack	...	Sgt Ball (31 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ben Evans	...	Charlie (27 episodes, 2002-2006)
Di Botcher	...	Mrs. Coles (19 episodes, 2002-2008)

Runtime:

UK:30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Nythbran Stores, Nythbran Terrace, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Several actors who played roles in the 1999 pilot 'High Hopes Saving Private Ryan' were replaced in the series. Also, the pilot was broadcast all over the UK, but the series was only broadcast in Wales. Keiron Self replaced Giles Thomas as PC Claude Cox, and Charlie was previously played by David Rees Talbot, but in the series, he was played by Ben Evans. Charlie and Hoffman were previously acquaintanced with Fagin in the pilot, but only gradually so in the series.

Quotes:

Hoffman: Uh, Fag
[pronounced fayg]
Hoffman: , what's libido?
Richard 'Fagin' Hepplewhite: I think it's where you go for a swim.