C'mon Midffild

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show_name = C'mon Midffild


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format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 mins
creator = Mei Jones Alun Ffred Jones
starring = John Pierce Jones Mei Jones Llion Williams Bryn Fon Gwenno Elis Hodgkins
country = Wales
network = S4C
first_aired = 18th November, 1988
last_aired = 1994
num_series = 6
num_episodes = 32
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tv_com_id = "C'mon Midffild" is one of the most successful comedy series ever broadcast on Welsh channel S4C. Created by Mei Jones and Alun Ffred, the show started life on the radio before being adapted for the screen by Ffilmiau'r Nant in 1988.

The show won a BAFTA Cymru for Best Drama Series in 1992, and despite coming to an end in 1994 is still repeated regularly on S4C.

Main Cast

*Arthur Picton — John Pierce Jones
*Walter "Wali" Tomos — Mei Jones
*Tecwyn "Tecs" Parri — Bryn Fon
*George Huws — Llion Williams
*Sandra Picton/Huws — Sian Wheldon (Series 1988-1992) / Gwenno Hodgkins (1993-1994)

Plot

The show mainly revolves around the misadventures of Bryncoch United, a fictional village football team. The running of the team is handled by the least capable committee imaginable: Arthur Picton (the team's stubborn, arrogant manager), Wali Tomos (the slightly dim-witted linesman) and Tecwyn Parri (the team's goalie, and arguably the most normal on the commitee).

Most plots were derived from the team's attempts to win their weekly games, as well as from other events held in the village, and the main characters' relationships with their families. Many long-running jokes included Wali's intolerance of his Mother, Tecwyn's constantly angry wife, and the fact that Arthur's wife, Elsi, was almost never seen on screen - with many excuses being made for her absence. One ongoing sub-plot was Arthur Picton's dislike at his daughter's relationship with alcoholic townie George Huws. However, Sandra (Mr Picton's daughter, who was re-cast in series 6 without explanation) was the only one who could put both her father and her boyfriend (later husband) in their place when she was unwittingly caught up in their feuds and ambitions.

Reunion Movie

Following a trend set by the BBC when they resurrected Only Fools and Horses, C'mon Midffild returned to the screens after a 10 year absence on Christmas Day, 2004 with a feature length special - "C'mon Midffild a Rasbrijam". The epic plot saw Sandra fall into a coma, prompting the rest of the original team (joined by George and Sandra's children) to set off to Azerbaijan to fulfill her dream of helping an orphanage there.

The film ignored many of the changes that occurred in the last regular episode (such as George and Sandra moving away, Wali's mother moving into a care home and the football club being closed down) to pick up with all the characters back where they used to be and the football club still up and running. It was met with mixed reviews, and no further episodes have been announced, although some of the actors still occasionally make appearances as their characters on chat shows or for charity events.