| Cowbois ac Injans | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama Series |
| Starring | Geraint Todd, Janet Aethwy, Simon Fisher, Rhodri Evan, |
| Country of origin | Wales, United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | S4C |
| Original run | Autumn 2006 – March 2007 |
| External links | |
| [[1] Website] | |
Cowbois ac Injans (Cowboys and Engines) is a 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".
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The comedy 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.
The first one hour episode was broadcast on S4C and was a huge success. Eight episodes were made for the first series (which aired during Autumn 2006) and a second series began transmission on 4 February 2007.
In April 2007, Cowbois ac Injans was awarded the prize for Best Drama Series at the Celtic Media Festival in Scotland [2].
At the 2007 BAFTA Cymru Awards, Gareth Bryn Evans won the prize for Best Newcomer after directing episode six of Cowbois ac Injans.
At the 2008 BAFTA Cymru Awards, Rhodri Evan won Best Actor for his role as Balders in the series. The prize was presented by Ruth Jones from Gavin & Stacey
In December 2006, the programme was given two awards by the Wales-based website Prawn Cufflinks [3]. 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.