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Gwaith/Cartref

Gwaith/Cartref(English:Home/Work) is aWelsh languagetelevision series that in set in thecomprehensive schoolof Bro Taf, broadcast onS4C.The show was set in the Welsh valleyRhondda Cynon Taffrom series one until the end of series five, andRhymney Valleyfrom the beginning of series six until the end of the show in series nine. The first episode was broadcast on S4C on 18 September 2011 and the final episode on 12 April 2018.Gwaith/Cartrefran for 90 episodes and almost 7 years. In 2019, the first three series were made available onS4C Clic.

Gwaith/Cartref
GenreDrama
Directed byDaf Palfrey
Andy Newbery
Hefin Rees
Country of originWales
Original languageWelsh
No.of seasons9
No.of episodes90
Production
ProducersSophie Fante
Nora Ostler
EditorsMike Hopkins
Rhys Ap Rhobert
Running time
  • 60x 60mins (inc. adverts)
  • 30x 24mins (inc. adverts)
Production companyFiction Factory
Original release
NetworkS4C
Release18 September 2011(2011-09-18)–
12 April 2018(2018-04-12)

It was the third new drama series to appear on S4C for 2011, next toAlysandPorthpenwaig.It follows the professional and personal lives of a group of teachers working at a Welsh language comprehensive school, dealing with a number of issues during and after the school day. The first half of each episode centres on the work-side, the second half on the home-side of the storyline. Actress Rhian Blythe won aBAFTA CymruBest Actress award for her role in the 2014 series of the show. Siw Hughes was nominated for the same award.[1]

Series 6, featuring mostly all new characters at a new school, started broadcast on 20 January 2016,[2]with Series 7, directly continuing the story, starting on 7 September 2016.[3]Series 8 was broadcast from 11 January 2017 to March 2017.[4]Series 9 is broadcast from February to April 2018, returning to the show's original runtime of hour-long episodes after several series of half-hour episodes.

Cast

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Teachers

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  • Grug Matthews- Maths teacher (played by Rhian Blythe) (series 1-5)
  • Beca Matthews- PE teacher (played byHannah Daniel) (series 1-5)
  • Wyn Rowlands- Welsh and Media Studies (played byRichard Elis) (series 1-5)
  • Rhydian Elis– Headmaster (played by Rhodri Evan) (series 1-2)
  • Gemma Haddon– School Secretary (played bySiw Hughes) (series 1-5)
  • Gwen Lloyd– Geography teacher, later Head of Religious Education (played by Rhian Morgan) (series 1-5)
  • Sara Harries- Art teacher (playedLauren Phillips) (series 1-3)
  • Dan James- Geography teacher (played by Huw Rhys) (series 1-3)
  • Simon Watkins- Geography teacher (played by Rhys ap Trefor) (series 1-3, guest series 6)
  • Nerys Edwards- Drama/Media Studies (played by Catrin Fychan) (series 1-2)
  • Aneurin Rees- Student maths teacher (played by Arwyn Jones) (series 1)
  • Emyr Tomos- Welsh teacher (played by Lee Haven Jones) (series 1)
  • Steffan Young- Head of Geography (played byGeraint Todd) (series 2)
  • Brynmor Davies- Temporary, later permanent, Maths teacher (played byBryn Fon) (series 2-5)
  • Sian Bowen-Harries- Deputy Head at Ysgol Bro Tâf, Headmistress at Ysgol Llwyn Dafydd (played by Janet Aethwy) (regular series 2-5, guest series 6)
  • Llinos Preece- Science teacher (played by Elin Phillips) (series 3)
  • Aled Jenkins- Welsh teacher (played byGareth Jewell) (series 3-9)
  • Heuls- Owner of 'Crwban' and sister to Aled Jenkins (played by Elin Llwyd) (series 3-5)
  • Miss Perkins- School Secretary (played by Andrea Edwards) (series 3-5)
  • Lisa Morris- French teacher and Head of Pastoral Care at Ysgol Llwyn Dafydd (played by Ffion Williams) (series 3-5)
  • Zara Dudek- Dinner lady at Ysgol Llwyn Dafydd (played by Carys Eleri) (series 3-5)
  • Mr Hassan- Mosque manager (played by Ike Khan) (series 3)
  • Dewi Pritchard- History teacher (played byAled Pugh) (series 4-5)
  • Dr Stephanie Murphy- Headteacher (played bySiwan Morris) (series 6-9)
  • Eurig Bell- Deputy Head (played byIeuan Rhys) (series 6-9)
  • Llywela Harding- Welsh teacher (played by Sue Roderick) (series 6-9)
  • Math Roberts- Maths teacher, later also Head of Sixth Form (series 6-9)
  • Annest Haf- Drama teacher (played by Lowri Palfrey) (series 6-9)
  • Ceri Gravelle- Biology teacher (played byLisa Jen Brown) (series 6-9)
  • Mei Huws- School caretaker (played byBradley Freegard) (series 6-9)
  • Donna Isaacs- School secretary (played byShelley Rees) (series 6-9)
  • Colin Isaacs- Chemistry teacher (played by Jâms Thomas) (series 6-9)
  • Cadi Griffiths- Supply teacher (played by Lucy Hannah) (series 7)
  • Gwenno Bell- School councillor (played by Mair Rowlands) (series 7-8)
  • Gwyn Wilde- Drama and Welsh teacher (played by Morgan Hopkins) (series 9)
  • Beth Wilde- Head of Biology (played by Rhian Jones) (series 9)

Students

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  • Nadine Smith- Bro Tâf Pupil. Year 9 (played by Manon Grocott) (series 1)
  • Afan Rheeds- Bro Tâf Pupil. Year 6 (played by Stuart Happee Thompson) (series 1)
  • Jac Lewis- Bro Tâf Pupil. Year 10 (played by Sam Davies) (series 1)
  • Ben Dover- Bro Tâf Pupil. Year 7 (played by William Ragget) (series 2)
  • Dylan Isaacs- Porth y Glo student (played by Jacob Oakley) (series 6-9)
  • Gwydion Prydderch- Porth y Glo student (played by Ieuan Bradley) (series 6-9)
  • Macsen Isaacs- (previously known as Phoebe Issacs) Porth y Glo student (played by Mabli Jen Eustace) (series 6-9)
  • Nicky McLeod- Porth y Glo student (played by Saran Morgan) (series 7-9)
  • Bleddyn Wilde- Porth y Glo student (played by Bedwyr Hedd Bowen) (series 9)
  • Jack Dowling- Sloth (played by a nameless sloth)

Broadcast

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Gwaith/Cartrefis broadcast on Welsh-language channel S4C with English subtitles. It began airing on 18 September 2011 in the new Sunday night drama timeslot of 9.00pm, like previous new seriesAlysandPorthpenwaig.The show was also broadcast on freeview-only HD channel S4C Clirlun (clear picture). Episodes can also be followed on S4C online service "Clic" and are available for up to 35 days before expiration.[5]

Ratings

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Episode Airdates
Total Viewers
Rank
First run Repeats
1.1
18 September 2011
20 September 2011
52,000[6]
6[6]
1.2
25 September 2011
27 September 2011
55,000[7]
7[7]
1.3
2 October 2011
4 October 2011
51,000[8]
6[8]
1.4
9 October 2011
11 October 2011
57,000[9]
6[9]
1.5
16 October 2011
18 October 2011
57,000[10]
6[10]
1.6
23 October 2011
25 October 2011
47,000[11]
9[11]
1.7
30 October 2011
1 November 2011
50,000[12]
6[12]
1.8
6 November 2011
8 November 2011
69,000[13]
7[13]
1.9
13 November 2011
15 November 2011
55,000[14]
8[14]
1.10
20 November 2011
22 November 2011
57,000[15]
9[15]
2.1
18 March 2012
none
47,000[16]
9[16]
2.2
25 March 2012
none
41,000[17]
9[17]
2.3
1 April 2012
none
51,000[18]
9[18]
2.4
8 April 2012
none
56,000[19]
9[19]
2.5
15 April 2012
none
45,000[20]
9[20]
2.6
22 April 2012
none
49,000[21]
9[21]
2.7
29 April 2012
none
48,000[22]
n/a[22]
2.8
6 May 2012
none
39,000[23]
n/a[23]
3.1
17 March 2013
20 March 2013
45,000[24]
n/a[24]
3.2
24 March 2013
27 March 2013
64,000[25]
n/a[25]
3.3
31 March 2013
3 April 2013
35,000[26]
n/a[26]
3.4
7 April 2013
10 April 2013
50,000[27]
n/a[27]
3.5
14 April 2013
17 April 2013
38,000[28]
n/a[28]
3.6
21 April 2013
24 April 2013
33,000[29]
n/a[29]
3.7
28 April 2013
1 May 2013
34,000[30]
n/a[30]
3.8
5 May 2013
8 May 2013
N/A[31]
N/A[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"British Academy Cymru Awards Winners in 2014".BAFTA official website. 26 October 2014.Retrieved29 October2014.
  2. ^"What's going to happen in the new series of S4C's school drama Gwaith/Cartref?".21 January 2016.
  3. ^"New faces cause chaos in Ysgol Porth y Glo | S4C Caban".Archived fromthe originalon 18 February 2017.Retrieved14 September2016.
  4. ^"Gwaith Cartref | S4C".www.s4c.cymru.Archived fromthe originalon 30 October 2017.
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  12. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 30/10/2011".s4c.co.uk.Retrieved28 November2011.
  13. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 06/11/2011".s4c.co.uk.Retrieved28 November2011.
  14. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 13/11/2011".s4c.co.uk.Retrieved14 January2012.
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  25. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 24/03/2013".
  26. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 31/03/2013".s4c.co.uk.
  27. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 07/04/2013".s4c.co.uk.
  28. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 14/04/2013".s4c.co.uk.
  29. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 21/04/2013".s4c.co.uk.
  30. ^ab"Top 20 Welsh Programmes - Week ending 28/04/2013".s4c.co.uk.
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