Cowbois ac Injans
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| Cowbois ac Injans | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama Series |
| Starring | Geraint Todd, Janet Aethwy, Simon Fisher, Rhodri Evan, |
| Country of origin | Wales, UK |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | S4C |
| Original run | Autumn 2006 – March 2007 |
| External links | |
| [[1] Official website] | |
Cowbois ac Injans (Cowboys and Engines) is the Welsh language television drama written by brother and sister Jon and Catherine Tregenna for S4C. The series was made by "Teledu Opus".
The title was a pun on the phrase "Cowboys and "Injuns"; "injun", a derogatory synonym of "Indian" (as in "American Indian"), sounds similar to "injan", Welsh for "engine".
Contents |
[edit] Plot
The drama is set in a second hand car showroom (Garej Wheelers) somewhere in the Wild West of Wales. Things don't always go according to plan with cheating, blackmailing and argumentative employees.
[edit] Main Characters
- Bili Wheeler: Simon Fisher
- Balders: Rhodri Evan
- JoJo: Catherine Ayers
- Manny: Geraint Todd
- Cez: Mared Swain
- Del: Janet Aethwy
- Carwyn: John Rowley
- Arwyn: Rhys ap William
- Val: Sara Harris-Davies
[edit] History
The first series was broadcast on S4C and was a huge success. Although this comedy drama has been described as "plain and without meaning" compared to other previous S4C dramas such as Con Passionate, eight episodes were made for the first series (which aired during Autumn 2006) and a second series began transmission on February 4, 2007.
[edit] Awards
In December 2006, the programme was given two awards by the Wales-based website Prawn Cufflinks [2]. Cowbois ac Injans was crowned Television Programme Of The Year and also received the prize for Television Moment Of The Year. The second series received nominations in the same categories in 2007.
In April 2007, Cowbois ac Injans was awarded the prize for Best Drama Series at the Celtic Media Festival in Scotland [3].
At the 2007 Welsh BAFTA Awards, Gareth Bryn Evans won the prize for Best Newcomer after directing episode six of Cowbois ac Injans.
[edit] External links
Cowbois ac Injans Website [4]
