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High Hopes

TV·2002–2008·BBC One Wales·Drama, Comedy·30m·Created by Boyd Clack

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High Hopes is a surreal comedy, set in the South Wales valleys. It follows the ups and downs of four people from the wrong side of the tracks as they form themselves into an unlikely but close-knit family group - Fagin, Mam, Hoffman and Charlie.

Cast

Robert BlytheRobert BlytheRichard HepplewhiteMargaret JohnMargaret JohnElsie HepplewhiteSteven MeoSteven MeoDwayne Hoffman
Oliver Wood
Oliver WoodCharlie Jenkins
Boyd Clack
Boyd ClackSgt. Arthur BallKeiron SelfKeiron SelfPC Claude Cox

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