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''Pobol y Cwm'' (''People of the Valley''; (:ˌpɔbɔl ə ˈkʊm)) is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, ''Pobol y Cwm'' was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it opened in November 1982.〔 Apart from Rugby specials, ''Pobol y Cwm'' is consistently the most watched programme of the week on S4C,〔(S4C viewing figures )〕 and in 1994 was briefly shown across the whole of the United Kingdom on BBC2 with English subtitles.〔The series could occasionally also be seen in England during regional optout slots on BBC1 in the mid to late 1970s.〕 Five episodes are produced each week, normally broadcast at 20.00 every weeknight, with a repeat (subtitled in English) shown at 18.30 on the following weekday evening. From September 2014, following a budget cut of £1m to the programme, the Sunday omnibus ceased broadcasting, and it was announced that the show would be taking two one-week sabatticals every year. From January 2015, the Wednesday episode was dropped. However, after receiving additional funding later in the year, the Wednesday episode will be restored on 16 December 2015 – seeing Pobol y Cwm resume airing five episodes a week. == Setting == The setting for the show is the fictional village of Cwmderi, located in the real Gwendraeth Valley – an area lying between Carmarthen and Llanelli in south-west Wales, however unlike other British soaps, little effort is made to create an authentic reflection of the intended locality – only a few of the characters speak with a Carmarthenshire accent. Whilst much of the show's early activity took place at a nursing home, storylines are currently centered on the village pub, Y Deri,〔Outdoor filming for the pub used to take place at The Sportsman's Rest in Peterston-super-Ely.〕 and its adjacent small businesses and houses. Other frequent settings for storylines include the comprehensive school, Ysgol y Mynach, and a local farm, Penrhewl. There are two other imaginary villages close to Cwmderi, named Llanarthur and Cwrt Mynach. Since 2012, the programme has been filmed at Roath Lock in Cardiff Bay, other than a few on-location shoots around Cardiff. The exterior outdoor high street of Cwmderi was recreated from scratch, while many interiors are shot inside the Roath Lock studios. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pobol y Cwm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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