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Baker Boys

Baker Boys is an English-language Welsh television drama series, produced by BBC Wales and broadcast on BBC One Wales. The series was written by Helen Raynor and Gary Owen. Torchwood creator Russell T Davies also had a role as creative consultant, which he fulfilled from Los Angeles. The first episode of the series was broadcast on 23 January 2011. The programme follows the workers of Valley Bara bakery which is the economic centre of Trefynydd, a small fictional village in South Wales. Generations of people had earned a living and formed a life at the bakery but this is thrown into jeopardy when recession bites and the bakery workers find themselves unemployed overnight. Writer Helen Raynor describes it as "a blue collar drama", explaining "we wanted to tell the story of a community, with a workplace at the centre of it, who suddenly fall on hard times".

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Eve Myles

    Eve Myles

    Sarah

  • Gareth Jewell

    Gareth Jewell

    Owen

  • Matthew Gravelle

    Matthew Gravelle

    Rob

  • Boyd Clack

    Boyd Clack

    Gwynfor

  • Mark Lewis Jones

    Mark Lewis Jones

    Pete

  • Cara Readle

    Cara Readle

    Elen

  • Steven Meo

    Steven Meo

    Rich

  • Eiry Hughes

    Eiry Hughes

    Karen

  • Amy Morgan

    Amy Morgan

    Shelly

Overview

Baker Boys is an English-language Welsh television drama series, produced by BBC Wales and broadcast on BBC One Wales. The series was written by Helen Raynor and Gary Owen. Torchwood creator Russell T Davies also had a role as creative consultant, which he fulfilled from Los Angeles. The first episode of the series was broadcast on 23 January 2011. The programme follows the workers of Valley Bara bakery which is the economic centre of Trefynydd, a small fictional village in South Wales. Generations of people had earned a living and formed a life at the bakery but this is thrown into jeopardy when recession bites and the bakery workers find themselves unemployed overnight. Writer Helen Raynor describes it as "a blue collar drama", explaining "we wanted to tell the story of a community, with a workplace at the centre of it, who suddenly fall on hard times".

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