High Hopes. Image shows from L to R: Mam (Margaret John), Fagin (Robert Blythe). Copyright: BBC
High Hopes
- TV sitcom
- BBC One Wales
- 1999 - 2015
- 40 episodes (6 series)
BBC Wales sitcom about four petty criminals living in the South Wales valleys. Stars Robert Blythe and Margaret John. Stars Robert Blythe, Margaret John, Steven Meo, Ben Evans, Oliver Wood and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Primary Colours
Mam, Hoffman and Charlie persuade Fagin to stand for the Welsh Assembly on a manifesto of suspicion and bigotry, and he campaigns from his living room, with the family as his political team.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 30th October 2002
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One Wales
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robert Blythe | Fagin |
| Margaret John | Mam |
| Steven Meo | Hoffman |
| Ben Evans | Charlie |
| Keiron Self | PC Claude Cox |
| Boyd Clack | Sgt Ball |
| Paul John Borde | TV Crew |
| Anna Mountford | Angharad Rice Davies |
| Gareth Potter | TV Crew |
| Giles Thomas | Tom Whitfield |
| Jams Thomas | Ken Whitfield |
| Ceri Clutterbuck | TV Crew |
| Haydn Allen | TV Crew |
| Kirsten Jones | Returning Officer |
| Boyd Clack | Writer |
| Kirsten Jones | Writer |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Director |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Producer |
| Maggie Russell | Executive Producer |
| Ellen Harris | Associate Producer |
| Tim Sanders | Editor |
| David Hitchcock | Production Designer |
| Debra Haggett | Costume Designer |
| Sheelagh Wells | Make-up Designer |
| Graham Rimmington | Lighting Designer |
| Graham Jarvis | Composer |
| Daf Arwyn Jones | 1st Assistant Director |
| Peter Tilbury | Development Executive |