C'mon Midffild
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C'mon Midffild is one of the most successful comedy series ever broadcast on Welsh channel S4C
. Created by Mei Jones and Alun Ffred Jones
, the show started life on BBC Radio Cymru
before being adapted for the screen by Ffilmiau'r Nant in 1988.
The show won a BAFTA Cymru
for Best Drama Series in 1992, and despite coming to an end in 1994 is still repeated regularly on S4C.
Most plots were derived from the team's attempts to win their weekly games, as well as from other events held in the village, and the main characters' relationships with their families. Many long-running jokes included Wali's intolerance of his Mother, Tecwyn's constantly angry wife, and the fact that Arthur's wife, Elsi, was almost never seen on screen - with many excuses being made for her absence. One ongoing sub-plot was Arthur Picton's dislike at his daughter's relationship with George Huws. However, Sandra (Mr Picton's daughter, who was re-cast in series 6, after the original actress left to pursue a teaching career) was the only one who could put both her father and her boyfriend (later husband) in their place when she was unwittingly caught up in their feuds and ambitions.
, C'mon Midffild returned to the screens after a 10 year absence on Christmas Day, 2004 with a feature length special - C'mon Midffild a Rasbrijam. The epic plot saw Sandra fall into a coma, prompting the rest of the original team (joined by George and Sandra's children) to set off to Azerbaijan to fulfill her dream of helping an orphanage there.
It was met with mixed reviews, and no further episodes have been announced, although some of the actors still occasionally make appearances as their characters on chat shows or for charity events.
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
. Created by Mei Jones and Alun Ffred Jones
Alun Ffred Jones
Alun Ffred Jones is a Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru. Jones was the National Assembly for Wales Member for Caernarfon 2003–07 and for the newly created Arfon constituency since the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007....
, the show started life on BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Cymru's Welsh-language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales from studios in Cardiff, Bangor, and Aberystwyth on FM since 1977. At the time of its launch it was one of the few FM-only radio services in the UK...
before being adapted for the screen by Ffilmiau'r Nant in 1988.
The show won a BAFTA Cymru
BAFTA Cymru
BAFTA Cymru is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Formed in 1991, they hold an annual awards ceremony to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Welsh-made films and television programmes...
for Best Drama Series in 1992, and despite coming to an end in 1994 is still repeated regularly on S4C.
Main cast
- Arthur Picton — John Pierce Jones
- Walter "Wali" Tomos — Mei Jones
- Tecwyn "Tecs" Parri — Bryn FônBryn FônBryn Fôn is a Welsh actor and singer-songwriter .- Biography :Fôn attended Ysgol Gynradd Llanllyfni and Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle before going on to study physical exercise and environmental studies at college. He began his career in entertainment by taking part in the opera Dic Penderyn in 1977...
- George Huws — Llion Williams
- Sandra Picton/Huws — Sian Wheldon (Series 1988-1992) / Gwenno Hodgkins (1993–1994)
Plot
The show mainly revolves around the misadventures of Bryn Coch United, a fictional village football team. The running of the team is handled by the least capable committee imaginable: Arthur Picton (the team's stubborn, arrogant manager), Wali Tomos (the slightly dim-witted linesman) and Tecwyn Parri (the team's goalie, and arguably the most normal on the committee).Most plots were derived from the team's attempts to win their weekly games, as well as from other events held in the village, and the main characters' relationships with their families. Many long-running jokes included Wali's intolerance of his Mother, Tecwyn's constantly angry wife, and the fact that Arthur's wife, Elsi, was almost never seen on screen - with many excuses being made for her absence. One ongoing sub-plot was Arthur Picton's dislike at his daughter's relationship with George Huws. However, Sandra (Mr Picton's daughter, who was re-cast in series 6, after the original actress left to pursue a teaching career) was the only one who could put both her father and her boyfriend (later husband) in their place when she was unwittingly caught up in their feuds and ambitions.
Reunion Movie
Following a trend set by the BBC when they resurrected Only Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
, C'mon Midffild returned to the screens after a 10 year absence on Christmas Day, 2004 with a feature length special - C'mon Midffild a Rasbrijam. The epic plot saw Sandra fall into a coma, prompting the rest of the original team (joined by George and Sandra's children) to set off to Azerbaijan to fulfill her dream of helping an orphanage there.
It was met with mixed reviews, and no further episodes have been announced, although some of the actors still occasionally make appearances as their characters on chat shows or for charity events.