A Summer in Wales - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
The first of BBC Wales's four-part, character-and-story-led series that chronicles summer 2012 in Wales. There's cause for celebration on the tiny north Wales tidal island of Cribinau, where one adventurous bride and groom are set to wed. But with guests warned to bring wellies, will time and tide play ball? In west Wales, it's make or break for first-time hoteliers Owen and Philippa Gale. They've invested their life savings into transforming a tired country hotel into a luxury retreat. But do these novices have what it takes to survive in the competitive world of hospitality? To the east, on the border with England, we meet the 'hands on' Lady Linlithgow, battling to preserve her ancestral seat. Far to the south, at Three Cliffs Bay campsite on the Gower Peninsula, the hardy lovers of life under canvas battle a mini monsoon. Meanwhile, in the Ely Valley, the residents of Pritchard Street celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in traditional style.
Episode 2
As Wales endures its wettest early summer since records began, the grey skies and heavy rain fail to deter our overseas visitors. The largest cruise liner to visit our shores docks in Anglesey's Holyhead harbour; on board, three-and-a-half thousand American visitors all planning to 'do' north Wales in a day. Far to the south, the Cleaner Cardiff Cleansing Team goes into deep clean mode in preparation for an Olympic event-filled summer. Whilst in Barry, we dive headlong into the world of the modern TV tourist. At Bryngwyn Hall, can Christine the cook's home baking cut the mustard? Meanwhile in west Wales, at Philippa and Owen Gale's newly refurbished Hammet House, they're about to host their first wedding reception of the summer. With their life savings invested in the business, it's make or break as the novice hoteliers go all out to create a suitable impression.
Episode 3
The third in a four-part character-and-story led series that chronicles summer 2012 in Wales. Football fever sweeps the capital, as the Cleaner Cardiff Team prepare the city for its moment in the Olympicspotlight. At Bryngwyn Hall on the Welsh borders, former debutante Lady Linlithgow hosts a social etiquette course for a group of young ladies eager to gain poise, confidence and sophistication. In Caerleon, tour guide Linda Bailey tries her hand at historical interpretation, turning gladiator for a day in a bid to expand her repertoire. And at Hammet House, a reviewer comes to call after the luxury retreat loses one chef and gains a new one.
Episode 4
The fourth of a four-part character-and-story led series that chronicles summer 2012 in Wales. At Barry Island, it's the end of the summer season and the end of an era for Vernon Studt and the iconic fun fair.Hoteliers Owen and Philippa Gale seize a slim window of opportunity between weddings to squeeze in a total refurbishment of their ballroom. Have they bitten off more than they can chew? Cardiff Mardi Gras battles a mini monsoon as the revellers parade through the capital's streets for the first time ever. For Cynon Valley allotment owners Horace and Mervyn, there's both heartbreak and joy at the Rhondda Cynon Taf county show. And on the tidal island of Cribinau, off the Anglesey coast, the summer season comes to an end with a double christening and the retirement of Canon Reverend Madeline Brady. Will this mean an end to services in the idyllic little church in the sea?
Recently Updated Shows
Beyond the Gates
Beyond the Gates is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you'll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those that live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those who have "made it" and those who haven't are all trying to navigate life … and some with more grace than others.
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat goes on tour while being haunted by "muses" from his past. As the band's popularity grows, so does Lestat's influence over vampires & humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat's power in the face of the Great Conversion.
The Agency
The Agency follows Martian, a covert CIA agent ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.
The Food That Built America
For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This miniseries event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.
