Cowbois ac Injans

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Cowbois ac Injans (Cowboys and Engines) is the Welsh language television drama written by 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 "Native American"), sounds similar to "injan", Welsh for "engine".

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[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, black-mailing and argumentative employees.

[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 4th, 2007.

[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] Trivia

The writers of the drama are brother and sister.

In December 2006, the programme was given two awards by the Wales-based website Prawn Cufflinks [1]. Cowbois ac Injans was crowned Television Programme Of The Year and also received the prize for Television Moment Of The Year.

[edit] External links

Cowbois ac Injans Website [2]