BBC
Wales aims high with its Autumn Season for 2002
Full press pack available
BBC Wales has lofty ambitions for its autumn season - nearly
three thousand feet up to be exact.
One of the linchpins of the new season is Mountain, a visually
stunning six-part series following the lives and times of those
for whom Cadair Idris is the provider - of work, leisure and proof
of man's fragility.
Mountain
traces the history of Cadair Idris from its prehistoric volcanic
beginnings to today's boulder-strewn summit, spanning the green
pastures farmed by the Evans family and mysterious waters of its
lake below.
A source
of endless joy for those seeking geological and botanical marvels,
a source of income for farmers and those catering for tourists and
a source of strength for the many who seek more spiritual planes.
Also
seeking enlightenment and delving back into history this autumn
is Huw Edwards, who discovers the events that shaped the Welsh language
over the centuries in the landmark series The Story of Welsh.
From
his startling appearance in his usual habitat - the BBC's Six O'Clock
News studio - but reading the news in Welsh, Huw contends that all
of Britain would use that tongue had crucial moments in the life
of the language been played out differently.
There
are big hitters in comedy terms too. Gareth Gwenlan, who produced
Britain's favourite sit-com series Only Fools and Horses, has turned
his talents to a home-grown hit, High
Hopes, written by Boyd Clack who penned the BBC Wales cult
series, Satellite City.
Starring
Belonging's Steve Meo, Robert Blythe, Margaret John and Ben Evans,
the comedy follows a life of crime in Cwm Pen-ôl (Backside
Valley!) where ageing agoraphobic "Fagin" (Blythe) orchestrates
his mam (John) and homeless teenage tearaways Dwayne (Meo) and Charlie
(Evans) to carry out his crackpot criminal schemes.
There's
sexy, secretive drama when First Degree hits the screens
- a 10-part drama offering from BBC Wales, which is premiering on
the digital service BBC 2W.
Set
on a futuristic Big Brother-style college campus, with a fresh-faced
cast ready to make their mark, the story follows the multi-media
whizzkids whose technical ambitions know no bounds, leaving them
open to exploitation by grasping college dons who offer no grades
- just the chance to trade their ideas to pay off tutorial debt.
In
the closely controlled hot-house environment, someone's always watching.
But are they friend or foe?
BBC
Wales is serving up a feast of new faces for the autumn, as it focuses
on the lives of ordinary Welsh folk engaged in extraordinary lives.
And
there are plenty of famous faces returning to BBC Wales screens
this season.
Notes to Editors
The BBC Wales Autumn 2002
press pack (37 KB) is available in pdf
format. You may require Adobe Acrobat Software to read PDF files
which can be obtained here.
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