High Hopes (British TV series)
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High Hopes is a sitcom created by Boyd Clack, written by Clack and Kirsten Jones. Produced and directed by Gareth Gwenlan for BBC Wales, High Hopes is set in a fictional area of the South Wales Valleys called Cwm-Pen-Ôl (which is Welsh for 'Backside Valley').
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Boyd Clack |
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Directed by | Gareth Gwenlan |
Starring | Robert Blythe Margaret John Steven Meo Ben Evans Oliver Wood Boyd Clack Keiron Self Di Botcher |
Opening theme | "High Hopes" instrumental performed by Dai Brown |
Country of origin | Wales |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 6 |
No. of episodes | 38 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Maggie Russell |
Producer | Gareth Gwenlan |
Running time | approx. 30 mins |
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Network | BBC One Wales |
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It stars Margaret John as widow Elsie Hepplewhite,[1] Robert Blythe as her son Richard Hepplewhite, Steven Meo as Hoffman and Oliver Wood (formerly Ben Evans) as Charlie. It revolves around Elsie's son Richard (known as Fagin) and his dodgy business ventures, assisted by the two boys, who attempted to rob the Hepplewhites' house in the first episode.[2]