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 4, Episode 5 - Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Walter Coles disappears when investigating strange lights on the Glyn mountain. Has he been abducted by aliens or is there a terrestrial explanation? Mam and Mrs Coles set out to look for him.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 14th December 2005
- Time
- 10:40pm
- 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 |
| Di Botcher | Mrs Coles |
| Hugh Thomas | Walter Coles |
| Ieuan Rhys | Len Trevelyan |
| Owen Garmon | Phil Blamey |
| Lynn Hunter | Phyllis Blamey |
| Maria Pride | Lucy Dumpling |
| Boyd Clack | Writer |
| Kirsten Jones | Writer |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Director |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Producer |
| Maggie Russell | Executive Producer |
| Tim Sanders | Editor |
| David Hitchcock | Production Designer |
| Chrissie Pegg | Costume Designer |
| Huw Talfryn Walters | Director of Photography |
| Jane Beard | Make-up Designer |
| Rory Taylor | Lighting Designer |
| Graham Jarvis | Composer |
| Daf Arwyn Jones | 1st Assistant Director |