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| The Golden Cobra | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Adam Llewellyn James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
| Directed by | Adam Llewellyn |
| Starring | Jeff Mirza James Prygodzicz Mark John Adam Llewellyn Thomas Rees Sonal Fricker Steve Ballinger Shaila Mudhoo Lizzie Luke Laura Dagleish Stuart Ashen David Firth John Rutledge |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Forde |
| Producers | Sarah Breese Dan Thomas |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 16th August, 2024 |
| Network | BBC One Wales |
The Golden Cobra is a 2024 BBC Three animated comedy series written and created by Adam Llewellyn, James Prygodzicz and Thomas Rees. The series premiered on 16th August, 2024 and was produced by BBC Cymru Wales and is a spin-off of the cult youtube web-series "The Vale" produced by the same team. The series features the voices of Jeff Mirza, David Firth, Stuart Ashen and Goldie Lookin' Chain frontman, John Rutledge.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
editFresh out of prison and trying to start over, Nick takes the only available job at The Golden Cobra, the worst takeaway in Ebbw Vale, ran by psychopath Basil and his normal family.[4]
Cast
edit- Jeff Mirza as Basil Abassi
- Mark John as Jub Abassi
- James Prygodzicz as Nick
- Sonal Fricker as Samita Abassi
- Shaila Mudhoo as Mona Abassi
- Adam Llewellyn as Rhys, Bighead Martin Bastard, Kermit etc.
- Thomas Rees as Connor
- Steve Ballinger as Bennett
- Lizzie Luke as Claire, Bigbird etc.
- Altaf Shah as Ernish
- David Firth as Rose West, Michael Sheen etc.
- Stuart Ashen as Dr. Goode
- Laura Dagleish as Miss Port
- John Rutledge as Scott Quinnell, Mr. Probert etc.
- Josh Hooper as PC Justin
- Bill Bellamy as PC Keith
- Ieuan Rhys as PC Crabtree
- Sloane Harrison as Spalding
- Lily Prygodzicz as Trina
Production
editThe Golden Cobra was first produced as a pilot for BBC Wales' 2021, Festival of Funny.[5] Due to a popular audience response and ratings, a series of eight 12-14 minute episodes were commissioned by BBC in 2022.[3]
Broadcast
editThe series was broadcast over four weeks as double bills from the 16th of August 2024 - 6th September 2024 late night on BBC Three and BBC One Wales, with a day one drop of all eight episodes on BBC iPlayer.[4]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "All Good Here" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
16th August, 2024 |
| 2 | 2 | "Pigeon Toss" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
16th August, 2024 |
| 3 | 3 | "Precious Cargo" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
23rd August, 2024 |
| 4 | 4 | "Truth or Dare?" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
23rd August, 2024 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Massive Waste of Time" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
30th August, 2024 |
| 6 | 6 | "A Big Step" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
30th August, 2024 |
| 7 | 7 | "Broken Saddle" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
6th September, 2024 |
| 8 | 8 | "A Titan of Rugby" | Adam Llewellyn | Adam Llewellyn
James Prygodzicz Thomas Rees |
6th September, 2024 |
References
edit- ^ "The Golden Cobra: Ebbw Vale star of Welsh valley comedy animation". BBC News. 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "The Golden Cobra trailer : Video 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ a b Guide, British Comedy (2023-06-13). "The Golden Cobra returning to BBC Wales". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ a b Owens, David (2024-08-08). "Watch: Trailer for new animated series The Golden Cobra". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Comedian Mike Bubbins leads BBC Wales' Festival of Funny". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ The Golden Cobra. Retrieved 2024-10-02 – via www.bbc.co.uk.