High Hopes

Series 3 Ep 6 25th June 11.20pm

Series 3 Ep 4 2nd July 11.20pm


Satellite City

Series 3 Ep 5 30th June 11.20pm

Series 3 Ep 6 1st July 11.20pm


On BBC2W

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After many years of very limited information about our favourite Welsh TV shows available on the internet, here is the only dedicated online community for fans, and the ultimate source of all things you'll ever need to know about two of the most successful Welsh television comedies ever, Satellite City and High Hopes.

Latest News

Hi Guys, good news, we have an amazing array of Clack inspired TV coming our way in the coming weeks. Starting with Satellite City series 2 finale (Bloody Yvonne) on the 10th. Then High Hopes kicks off with series 3 on the 16th and 17th. Satellite City then kicks off it's 3rd series, also on the 17th less than two hours after High Hopes. Quality! Get those Sky+ boxes on series link...NOW!

SCTV PODCAST! Have a listen to the brand spanking new podcast courtesey of Mr Damien Welch! Download and listen here | Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed here!

Visit www.flickthemovie.com to see some cool stuff about the new horror movie filmed in Wales, starring Boyd, Faye Dunaway, Hugh O'Conor, Liz Smith and new Bionic Woman, Michelle Ryan! - Cheers to Damo for the heads up!

Series 6 has been confirmed as a full 6 part series! It's also been confirmed that location filming was ahead of expectations on this website and started this month, it seems that the studio filming in Cardiff could begin sooner than expected too!

Been a long time coming but Series 6 of High Hopes begins filming on location in February according to a reliable source, so expect studio filming (open to public) to start March/April this year! Yey!

A bit of news like, check out the "EweTube" videos at www.taffwars.com for one of the most genuine laughs you'll ever have! Pure Welsh genious. It's been in the press and it's a youtube phenomenom. If you love SC, you'll love these. Please be advised that the video's and the website both have strong language and may offend, not for kids.

Boyd will be playing at Mad About Music, it's a fundraising music event by New Horizons. This is the first year the event will take place but if all goes well they're hoping to make it an annual thing. This years event is taking place on Friday 18th January in Clwb Y Bont, Ponypridd.

Get Boyd's brand spanking new CD - 'Last Bus To Porthcawl' NOW!!!

Boyd will be launching his new CD on Monday 8th October at New Horizons, Aberdare. Light refreshments will be served in this open day for World Mental Health Week. Have a chance to meet Boyd and Laura from Big Brother 8!

If you have worked on Satellite City or High Hopes please email us, we'd love to have your stories.

Have you got the Satellite City or High Hopes pilot episodes? Email us!!!

Satellite City kicks off its ninth rerun starting on BBC2W (Digital) on Friday 28th September at 10pm with Episode 1.

New Horizons (Boyd's the Patron) has just launched a recipe book called 'A Treat To Eat', featuring well known recipes from Satellite City (Goats ankles in Dripping anyone?), also features recipes from loads of famous faces such as Rick Stein, Goldie Lookin' Chain as well as P.C. Claude Cox of High Hopes fame! all for just £5 + p&p. Call: 01685 881113 for more info.

Many of you are asking for more details on the DVD, no news yet, preliminary contractual stages are yet to be reached so it's a long way off. However, people are taking notice of our internet work now and are starting to take an interested look into the projects' prospects, judging by the poll, the prospects are good! Please help the Satellite City DVD cause by writing a polite and well written (check spelling and grammar!) email to the makers (we'll give you the link and the rest is up to you, we're naming no names - don't say we told you to do it though! lol).

Things are heating up with the Satellite City potential DVD Release, more will be revealed as we learn more! Your opinions count, you're the fans, have your say on what you'd like to see. We desperately need your views and opinions so let us know what you think by using our new Poll (to the right!)

The site will be undergoing changes and is in the process of being redesigned. Apologies for the lack of activity recently, been really busy with lots of Satellite City orientated stuff!!!

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Satellite City Cast - L-R: Bridget (Einir Sion), Mandy (Shelley Miranda Barrett), Randy (Michael Neill), Dai (Rhodri Hugh), Idris (Islwyn Morris), Moira (Ri Richards) and Gwynne (Boyd Clack)

Satellite City is to Wales what 'Father Ted' is to Ireland, what 'My Family' is to England. It is captures the very essence of Welsh humour and is the epitome of typical valley life. Much loved and cherished by many, it is possibly the most talked about and fondly remembered Welsh sitcoms ever. Satellite City has lasting comedy appeal and still to this day its humour has the ability to make people genuinely laugh, Welsh or not... more

"For us valley folk it was the best series we have seen for years. I am praying that somewhere there is a DVD waiting to be born of the whole series." - R. Evans, Bridgend

High Hopes Cast - L-R: Hoffman (Steven Meo), Mam (Margaret John), Fagin (Robert Blythe) and Charlie (Ben Evans)

High Hopes is currently one of the most popular Welsh sitcoms on television. Written by Boyd Clack and Kirsten Jones, it tells the story of Richard "Fagin" Hepplewhite (Robert Blythe) as an agoraphobic ex-criminal who launches an odd-job business in the Welsh valleys, after serving at Strangeways prison. He lives with his Mam, and two teenage tearaways called Charlie and Hoffman (Steve Meo and Ben Evans). Every week, they enter many scrapes, like stealing Tom Jones' first dickie-bow to finding a famous Welsh painting called Dafydd Ar y Twmp... more

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