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High Hopes(TV show/series, 2002-2008)

30min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Crime

Scripted Reality in 6 seasons with 35 episodes

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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'). It stars Margaret John as widow Elsie Hepplewhite, 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. ()
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About High Hopes

High Hopes is a sitcom made in Wales, produced and directed by Gareth Gwenlan for BBC Wales and is set in a fictional area of the South Wales Valleys called Cwm-Pen-Ôl. It stars Margaret John as widow Elsie Hepplewhite, Robert Blythe as her son Richard Hepplewhite, Steven Meo as Hoffman and Oliver Wood as Charlie. It revolves around Elsie's son Richard and his dodgy business ventures, assisted by the two boys, who attempted to rob the Hepplewhites' house in the first episode. The pilot was shown on BBC all over the UK in 1999, with slight differences to future cast and plot. The series started in 2002. The sixth and final series, consisting of six episodes, was first shown on BBC1 Wales weekly from Tuesday 11 November 2008. But, before it aired a report in the South Wales Echo, titled 'Welsh sitcom set to be axed', confirmed that: A three part 'Best Bits' special was shown on BBC1 Wales, starting 20 September, the third episode was on Sun 4 October 2009.

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High Hopes Seasons and Episodes

11/11/2008Season 6 - 6 episodes
#1 | 11/11/2008The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
#2 | 11/18/2008I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
#3 | 11/25/2008Nine to Five
#4 | 12/02/2008A Passage to India
#5 | 12/09/2008Internal Affairs
#6 | 12/16/2008Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
03/01/2007Season 5 - 5 episodes
11/16/2005Season 4 - 6 episodes
11/10/2004Season 3 - 6 episodes
11/05/2003Season 2 - 6 episodes
10/02/2002Season 1 - 6 episodes
03/30/2006Specials - 2 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Wales
Original language: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/02/2002
Last episode released on: 12/16/2008

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