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Wild West

TV·2002–2004·2 seasons, 12 episodes·BBC One·Comedy·30m·Created by Simon Nye

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Mary Trewednack lives above her Post Office in the fictitious Cornish village of St Gweep with her neurotic partner Angela. Lesbians until something better comes up, they enjoy the cosy security of life in a tight-knit coastal community, but their chances of finding suitable men are more remote than the village itself. For, behind this picture-postcard exterior, witchcraft and wife-swapping are more a way of life than cream teas and Cornish pasties. Here, the village bobby is Police Calendar's Mr. March, the cosy pub hosts swingers' evenings and the local museum is dedicated to witchcraft.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01One Home Good, Two Homes BadS01E01 · 10.0Huge bags of Tupperware from a shipwreck wash up on the beach in St Gweep and the locals are whipped into a scavenging frenzy, meanwhile Harry decides to lead a campaign against people who buy up property in the town for use as holiday homes.
  2. 02Fear of BungeeS01E02 · 10.0Following an outbreak of vandalism by local kids Mary recommends punitive action but Angela suggests positive activities, in the process discovering bungee jumping, which she is keen to try, especially as the instructor is young and handsome. Other villagers also sign up but Angela begins to have second thoughts and only agrees to go through with it if white witch Holly gives her a lucky charm - a very large stone which makes her jump rather more spectacular than the others'. Meanwhile Mary forces the kids to paint a mural - securing herself an arts council grant along the way.
  3. 03SwingersS01E03 · 10.0The whole town is aware of Jeff's secret swingers parties at the pub, Mary decides to go along to one, Angela sends the police in to perform a raid.

Castfull cast & details

Catherine TateCatherine TateAngela PhillipsDawn FrenchDawn FrenchMary TrewednackRichard MylanRichard MylanHarryBill BaileyBill BaileyDougDavid BradleyDavid BradleyOld JakeStewart WrightStewart WrightPC Alan
Katie Cotterell
Katie CotterellWPC SmothersRobin WeaverRobin WeaverHolly

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2002Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestOne Home Good, Two Homes BadOctober 22, 2002 10.0Huge bags of Tupperware from a shipwreck wash up on the beach in St Gweep and the locals are whipped into a scavenging frenzy, meanwhile Har
  2. S01E02Fear of BungeeOctober 29, 2002 10.0Following an outbreak of vandalism by local kids Mary recommends punitive action but Angela suggests positive activities, in the process dis
  3. S01E03SwingersNovember 5, 2002 10.0The whole town is aware of Jeff's secret swingers parties at the pub, Mary decides to go along to one, Angela sends the police in to perform
  4. S01E04Tin, Tin, TinNovember 19, 2002 10.0Angela finds herself elected "power cut czar" by PC Alan when the towns electricity supply is cut off for several days. Jake has the only ge
  5. S01E05A Problem Shared Is A Problem DoubledNovember 26, 2002 10.0Mary gets her hands on a body piercing kit and proceeds to offer piercings to anyone and everyone - even though it did not come with any ins
  6. S01E06Un, Deu, Tri, Figo, QuigglyDecember 3, 2002 10.0Holly embarks on a mission to raise awareness and knowledge of the Cornish language while a Londoner seduces Angela and wants to take her ba

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2004Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Season's bestThe Exploding CarMarch 12, 2004 10.0A trio of roughhousing teens are terrorizing the locals, and as a result their car is found to have been burnt to a crisp. PC Alan investiga
  2. S02E02Magical HorsesMarch 19, 2004 10.0Three beautiful white horses seemingly appear from nowhere on the local beach; Old Jake is given custody of them while PC Alan tries to loca
  3. S02E03Angela Learns to DriveMarch 26, 2004 10.0
  4. S02E04Cornish FluApril 2, 2004 10.0
  5. S02E05The Film CrewApril 9, 2004 10.0
  6. S02E06Holly Loses Faith in WitchcraftApril 13, 2004 10.0

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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