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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Seasons

1. Saving Private Ryan

Air Date: 2002-10-02

2. To Catch a Thief

Air Date: 2002-10-09

3. Do the Right Thing

Air Date: 2002-10-16

4. Heavens Above!

Air Date: 2002-10-23

5. Primary Colours

Air Date: 2002-10-30

6. Indecent Proposal

Air Date: 2002-11-06

1. Pretty Woman

Air Date: 2003-11-05

2. Rear Window

Air Date: 2003-11-18

3. Human Jungle

Air Date: 2003-11-25

4. Stardust

Air Date: 2003-12-02

5. Lethal Weapon

Air Date: 2003-12-09

6. Mission Impossible

Air Date: 2003-12-16

1. Only Two Can Play

Air Date: 2004-11-10

2. The Italian Job

Air Date: 2004-11-15

3. Privates on Parade

Air Date: 2004-12-21

4. The Accused

Air Date: 2004-12-01

5. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone

Air Date: 2004-12-08

6. Of Mice and Men

Air Date: 2004-11-24

1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Air Date: 2005-11-16

2. Every Picture Tells a Story

Air Date: 2005-11-23

3. As You Like It

Air Date: 2005-11-30

4. A Touch of Class

Air Date: 2005-12-07

5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Air Date: 2005-12-14

6. Uncle Tom

Air Date: 2005-12-21

1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Air Date: 2007-03-01

2. Dead Man Walking

Air Date: 2007-03-14

3. Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Air Date: 2007-03-21

4. The Outsider

Air Date: 2007-03-28

5. The Fly

Air Date: 2007-04-04

1. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Air Date: 2008-11-11

2. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Air Date: 2008-11-18

3. Nine to Five

Air Date: 2008-11-25

4. A Passage to India

Air Date: 2008-12-02

5. Internal Affairs

Air Date: 2008-12-09

6. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Air Date: 2008-12-16

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2002-10-02

Episodes

35 (6 seasons)

Status

Ended