"Pobol y Cwm" (1974) TV series 1974-????

User Rating:

9.4/10   

Directors:

William Gwyn
Siôn Pierce Lewis

Writer:

William Gwyn (writer)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

16 October 1974 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A Welsh-language TV soap (the longest running BBC television soap) set in the small Welsh town of Cwmderi, in the heart of the South Wales valleys.

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Ty Davies	...	Speed Dating Host (7 episodes, 1994)
Islwyn Morris	...	David Tushingham (7 episodes, 1994)
Liz Fuller	...	Tania (3 episodes, 1994)
Lauren Phillips	...	Kelly Evans (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Stone	...	Bouncer / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
Huw Ceredig	...	Reg Harries (2 episodes, 1974-2003)
Gareth Lewis	...	Meic Pierce (2 episodes, 1976-2005)
Rhys Parry Jones	...	Llew Matthews (2 episodes, 1990-2005)
Andrew Teilo	...	Hywel Llywelyn (2 episodes, 1990-2004)
Eirlys Britton	...	Beth James (2 episodes, 1994-2004)
Huw Garmon	...	Steffan Humphries (2 episodes, 1997-2005)
Catrin Arwel	...	Emma Francis (2 episodes, 1998-2005)
Huw Euron	...	Darren Howarth (2 episodes, 1999-2005)
Lydia Unsworth	...	Mai Morris (2 episodes, 2000-2005)
Melisa Annis	...	Denise (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rhys Ap William	...	Cai Rossiter (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Catherine Ayers	...	Angharad Davies (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ffion Griffiths	...	Michelle Hill (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Phyl Harries	...	Ken Coslett (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jennifer Lewis	...	Hazel Griffiths (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Caleigh Morris	...	Bryony / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sian Naiomi	...	Sharon Burgess (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jonathan Nefydd	...	Gwilym (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
William Thomas	...	Eric Miller (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Iwan Tudor	...	Gareth Jenkins (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Buddug Williams	...	Marian (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dewi Williams	...	Bleddyn Matthews (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Felicity Rhys	...	Connie Morris (2 episodes, 2008)

Also Known As:

"People of the Valley" (International: English title)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

UK

Language:

Welsh

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The Welsh title "Pobol y Cwm" translates into English as "People of the Valley".

Best soap in Britain

Pobol Y Cwm is set in the village of Cwmderi in Carmarthenshire (not Ceredigion or Cardiganshire to give it it's English name) It is by far and away the best soap opera to be made in Britain at the present time, it has it all. Drama, humour and humanity. I particularly like the way it handles certain real life situations such as bereavement, in a far more realistic manner than any other soap. Maybe because I live not to far from where it is set and many places I know well are talked about and filmed in means I can relate to it more than one set in the East end of London where every other person is a gangster. It's subtitled into English, so if you can receive it them give it a whirl.