Fried (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Fried aired on BBC 2W
in March/April 2002. Produced by Aspect Television
and presented by Simon Adams, it was a mix of short films profiling real people throughout Wales
with spoof
profiles of fake people and events.
presenters made "tongue-in-cheek" cameo appearances in the series, including Jamie Owen
, Oliver Hides, Frances Donovan and Jason Mohammad
.
BBC 2W
BBC 2W was a digital television channel run by the British Broadcasting Corporation in Wales until January 2009. It replaced the standard BBC Two broadcast on digital services in Wales — running on weekdays from 20:30 to 22:00. Launched on 5 November 2001, it had an initial reach of 1.1...
in March/April 2002. Produced by Aspect Television
Aspect Television
Aspect Television is an independent television production company established in 1999 and based in Cardiff, Wales which specialises in factual programmes and corporate productions.- Programmes :- People :* Jamie Owen - co-founder and presenter...
and presented by Simon Adams, it was a mix of short films profiling real people throughout Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
with spoof
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
profiles of fake people and events.
Writers, Performers & Film Makers
Many people contributed to the writing, performing and production of the short films and links that made up the show. Several BBC WalesBBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
presenters made "tongue-in-cheek" cameo appearances in the series, including Jamie Owen
Jamie Owen
Jamie Owen is a Welsh radio and television presenter best known for presenting Wales Today.-Background:Owen was born in Withybush Hospital Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. His father was a Pembroke Dock Solicitor, James Meyrick Owen and his mother was a health visitor and midwife. Jamie also had two...
, Oliver Hides, Frances Donovan and Jason Mohammad
Jason Mohammad
Jason Mohammad , is a British radio and television presenter.-Biography:Mohammad was born and raised in Cardiff, going to school at Glyn Derw High School...
.
Contributors
- This list is incomplete*
- Sara Allen
- Colin Bowen
- Stephen BushStephen J. Bush-Intro:Stephen Bush is a Welsh actor who started his professional career in early 2000 with a series of comedy sketches on a BBC Choice Wales show called Sleeping Dogs...
- Sean Carlsen
- Jon ChappleShooting At Unarmed MenShooting at Unarmed Men was the music project of former Mclusky member Jon Chapple , Steve Morgan , and Big Joan member Simon Jarvis . The original bassist for the band's formal incarnation was King Alexander member Simon Alexander , although the band had existed as a sporadical joke since circa 1999...
- Sally Collins
- Karl Eldridge
- Steve Jenkins
- David LlewellynDavid Llewellyn (author)David Llewellyn , is a Welsh novelist. He grew up in Pontypool and graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2000. His first novel, Eleven, was published by Seren Press in 2006. His second novel, Trace Memory, a spin-off of the BBC drama series Torchwood was published in March 2008. Everything...
- Pete Telfer
- Tom Law