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 3, Episode 2 - The Italian Job
Hoffman and Charlie are keen to learn some tricks of the trade, and Fagin goes Italian but gets caught up in spaghetti. A deal goes wrong; a tangle with the Mafia; Mam comes to the rescue.
Notes
Not shown in the show's usual Wednesday night slow because of a football match.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 15th November 2004
- 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 |
| Philip Howe | Maldwyn Collier |
| Phylip Harries | Carlo Linguini |
| Dorien Thomas | Skull Jones |
| Johnny Tudor | Renzo Capone |
| Robert Marrable | Paulo Capone |
| Dewi Rhys Williams | Aldo Ravioli |
| Boyd Clack | Writer |
| Kirsten Jones | Writer |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Director |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Producer |
| Maggie Russell | Executive Producer |
| Tim Sanders | Editor |
| David Hitchcock | Production Designer |
| Rory Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Chrissie Pegg | Costume Designer |
| Sheelagh Wells | Make-up Designer |
| Rory Taylor | Lighting Designer |
| Graham Jarvis | Composer |
| Daf Arwyn Jones | 1st Assistant Director |