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 5, Episode 2 - Dead Man Walking
Hoffman and Charlie invite Kurt Stable, a faded popstar, back home but things go seriously awry. Sgt Ball and Claude's reporting of a stag night that ended in tragedy offers an unexpected solution to the resulting dilemma. Mam leads them up the garden path.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 14th March 2007
- Time
- 10:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One Wales
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robert Blythe | Fagin |
| Margaret John | Mam |
| Steven Meo | Hoffman |
| Oliver Wood | Charlie |
| Keiron Self | PC Claude Cox |
| Boyd Clack | Sgt Ball |
| Di Botcher | Mrs Coles |
| Dewi Morris (as Dewi 'PWS' Morris) | Kurt Stable |
| Russell Gomer | Vicar |
| Gillian Jones | Chlamydia |
| Robin Jones | Gravedigger |
| Phil Stockten | Whalemouth |
| 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 |
| John Record | Director of Photography |
| Sheelagh Wells | Make-up Designer |
| Rory Taylor | Lighting Designer |
| Graham Jarvis | Composer |
| Rhian Williams | 1st Assistant Director |