High Hopes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

High Hopes is a surreal comedy, set in the South Wales valleys. It follows the ups and downs of four people from the wrong side of the tracks as they form themselves into an unlikely but close-knit family group - Fagin, Mam, Hoffman and Charlie.

Series details

• Title: High Hopes
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2002-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One Wales
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4213

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Blythe — Richard Hepplewhite
• Margaret John — Elsie Hepplewhite
• Steven Meo — Dwayne Hoffman
• Oliver Wood — Charlie Jenkins
• Boyd Clack — Sgt. Arthur Ball
• Keiron Self — PC Claude Cox

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-10-02; final listed air date 2002-11-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-11-05; final listed air date 2003-12-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-11-10; final listed air date 2004-12-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-11-16; final listed air date 2005-12-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-03-01; final listed air date 2007-04-04; episode order: 5.
• Season 6: premiered 2008-11-11; final listed air date 2008-12-16; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from High Hopes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.