High Hopes Episode Guide

Episode Guide

High Hopes: Season 6

• Season 6 Episode 6: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

  Sgt Ball instructs Charlie and Hoffman to collect an envelope from a mysterious contact in Cardiff, and the boys promptly rush home to tell Fagin and Mam they are heading for the bright lights of the big city. However, the would-be wheeler-dealer and his mother are suspicious of metropolitan life, and instruct their charges to keep a low profile during their expedition. Last in the series

• Season 6 Episode 5: Internal Affairs

  Fagin and Mam try to warn Sgt Ball he is set up by his arch nemesis - DI Frank Blunt of Internal Affairs. Meanwhile, Claude becomes attracted to a newly seconded WPC, and disaster strikes for Hoffman and Charlie

• Season 6 Episode 4: A Passage to India

  Mam rallies the entire community to her side when the Immigration Department, in the guise of Adam Mosley, tries to deport the elderly patriarch of a local Indian restaurant back to the Punjab

• Season 6 Episode 3: Nine to Five

  Hoffman and Charlie are unhappy working with Fagin and agree to be employed by Mr Shepherd. However, they soon get caught by Sgt Ball and Claude, and receive a shock when they find out they cannot have the day off to go to the local rock festival

• Season 6 Episode 2: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  Fagin is tormented by his baboon adversary Loping Ted, while Mam develops a spot of insomnia and decides to call in to Chris Desire's late night radio programme to see if he can provide her with some comfort. Roberth Blythe and Margaret John star

• Season 6 Episode 1: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

  New series of the Welsh comedy. The boys are left to fend for themselves when Mam is taken sick. All goes well, until a baby is left on the doorstep with a note claiming one of the boys is the father. Meanwhile, Terry 'The Tomcat' Knight returns home after a weekend of drinking to learn his baby daughter is missing

High Hopes: Season 5

• Season 5 Episode 5: The Fly

  Karl Sweeney escapes from Happy Valley Mental Hospital, but Sgt Ball and Claude's botched attempts at catching him mean Fagin's life is in danger. Mam meets religious documentary maker Phillip ap Fellini, and the Hepplewhites are chosen to participate in a reality TV series The Fly - but totally misjudge the mood. Last in series

• Season 5 Episode 4: The Outsider

  Hoffman experiences the dark night of the soul and is drawn into the pretentious world of Zoe and Zac Ashton-Lyme, bright young things of the Rhondda scene. Meanwhile, Ball and Cox see a perfect chance to catch a criminal. Comedy, with Steven Meo and Boyd Clack

• Season 5 Episode 3: Seance on a Wet Afternoon

  On a rainy afternoon in Cwm Pen Ol the Hepplewhite family beat the boredom by telling stories and recounting family history. Meanwhile, the local lead thief is up to his usual business and being pursued across the rooftops by Ball and Cox, and a seance has dramatic consequences

• Season 5 Episode 2: Dead Man Walking

  Hoffman and Charlie invite faded pop star Kurt Stable to their house, but events take a seriously wrong turn. Sgt Ball and Claude report a stag night that ended in tragedy, and in doing so find an unexpected solution to the ensuing dilemma

• Season 5 Episode 1: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  Mam is having a hip replacement in a hospital that has fallen foul of a body-parts scandal, and Claude takes over the investigation when Sgt Ball attends an anger management course. Back home, Hoffman and Charlie are delighted when Fagin meets a sparkling-eyed Irish gypsy girl

High Hopes: Season 4

• Season 4 Episode 6: Uncle Tom

  The arrival of Uncle Tom brings chaos to the Hepplewhite household as ghosts from the past are reawakened amid the salmon sandwiches and cream. Last in the series, starring Hywel Bennett

• Season 4 Episode 5: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  Walter Coles disappears while investigating strange lights on the Glyn mountain. Mam and Mrs Coles set out to look for him, leaving everyone wondering whether he's been abducted by aliens or if there's a terrestrial explanation

• Season 4 Episode 4: A Touch of Class

  Hoffman and Charlie get busy in the kitchen when a VIP passes through Cwm Pen Ol on the day of the village fancy-dress party. However, the event is marred by a national security disaster looming on the horizon. Comedy, starring Robert Blythe, Margaret John, Steven Meo and Ben Evans

• Season 4 Episode 3: As You Like It

  Charlie falls head over heels in love, but the experience isn't quite what he expected, and he fears it may be just a dream. Meanwhile, Mam has a cunning plan up her sleeve. Ben Evans and Margaret John star

• Season 4 Episode 2: Every Picture Tells a Story

  The Hepplewhites call on old friend and art expert Daniel Gold for help when they acquire a valuable painting, but things soon go awry. Fagin's mental state deteriorates as criminals and bent coppers hassle him. Comedy, guest starring Victor Spinetti, with Robert Blythe and Margaret John

• Season 4 Episode 1: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  New series of the Welsh situation comedy, featuring the antics of the Hepplewhite family. Fagin, Mam and the boys pit themselves against big business and local government

High Hopes: Season 3 (2004 - 2005)

• Season 3 Episode 6: Of Mice and Men

  Dr Raghaven gives Fagin just 24 hours to live, provoking a mix of scepticism and devastation from all concerned, although the patient himself is philosophical about his predicament. Claude remains oblivious to the situation, while a mouse arrives at the house. Last in series

• Season 3 Episode 5: The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone

  Mam gets a big part in an amateur production of Romeo and Juliet, but Fagin suspects her co-star has untoward designs on her. Meanwhile, the boys try out their carpentry skills and Mrs Coles demonstrates her talents as a nurse. Starring Robert Blythe, Margaret John and Boyd Clack

• Season 3 Episode 4: The Accused

  Fagin is hauled down to the police station on another charge of murder - but Mrs Coles and the boys conspire to get him off this time. Starring Robert Blythe, Margaret John and Boyd Clack

• Season 3 Episode 3: Privates on Parade

  The Hepplewhites hide Hoffman and Charlie's friend under a mattress when he goes Awol from the Army, but the Welsh Secret Service follow hot on his trail. Meanwhile, Mam has trouble with her washing-up gloves and Sergeant Ball gets advice from the Pentagon

• Season 3 Episode 2: The Italian Job

  Hoffman and Charlie are keen to learn the tricks of the trade, while Fagin gets in over his head when he dabbles in organised crime. It falls to Mam to rescue the hapless crook from the local Godfather

• Season 3 Episode 1: Only Two Can Play

  Charlie mixes with the elite when he meets Emily, from the posh side of town, but he's got competition in the form of Hoffman, who falls for her too. The love triangle causes no end of mayhem - but Julie Andrews has the last word. Comedy, starring Robert Blythe, Steven Meo and Ben Evans

High Hopes: Season 2 (2003)

• Season 2 Episode 6: Mission Impossible

  The Hepplewhite family experience an odd day, featuring an accident, a trip down memory lane, a mysterious stranger, a daring robbery, a stolen bow tie and an assault. Last in series

• Season 2 Episode 5: Lethal Weapon

  Fagin meets old friend Elijah and feels obliged to help him out, but his conscience sounds a warning bell. Meanwhile, Charlie and Hoffman have a dilemma of their own as they consider whether to tell their friend Dean Tantrum about his personal hygiene problem

• Season 2 Episode 4: Stardust

  Hoffman and Charlie decide they want to be pop idols, so Fagin offers to be their manager - but Sgt Ball and Claude have their own dreams of stardom, and form a rival duo. It falls to Mam to save the day and ensure the Hepplewhites get their shot at fame and fortune

• Season 2 Episode 3: Human Jungle

  The Hepplewhites rally round when Fagin is ordered by the court to see a psychiatrist. However, the shrink seems madder than his patient, and despite Sgt Ball's wise words, Fagin is soon facing the prospect of being incarcerated yet again

• Season 2 Episode 2: Rear Window

  Mrs Coles suspects Mam of sleeping with her husband while she was away visiting her sister, leading to the Hepplewhites being banned from the shop. Fagin enlists the aid of Sgt Ball to rectify matters, while Hoffman and Charlie do a little detective work

• Season 2 Episode 1: Pretty Woman

  The unity of the Hepplewhite household is threatened when Charlie's mum Dominique visits, and declares she has given up prostitution and plans to marry a kangaroo farmer in Australia. Lisa Palfrey and Ben Evans star

High Hopes: Season 1 (2002 - 2003)

• Season 1 Episode 6: Indecent Proposal

  Hoffman is pursued by PC Juliette Barnfield and turns to Fagin and Mam for help, but eventually realises he is in love with the fun-loving police officer. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 5: Primary Colours

  The day of the election dawns and Mam, Hoffman and Charlie persuade a disgruntled Fagin to run his campaign from his living room : a move that wins the candidate all the media attention he needs : but will the family's efforts be worth it? Sitcom, starring Robert Blythe and Margaret John

• Season 1 Episode 4: Heavens Above!

  Trendy new vicar Nathaniel Evans makes Fagin's blood boil with his newfangled ideas, and persuades Hoffman and Charlie to help him collect funds for the Cyber Cafe : arousing the suspicions of PC Claude whose investigation yields surprising results

• Season 1 Episode 3: Do the Right Thing

  After being lumbered with a load of bogus hardcore videos, Hoffman and Charlie feel obliged to do the right thing when they discover one of them is a CCTV tape showing who torched Big Burger. However, when Mam delivers an anonymous note to the police station, Chief Superintendent Tufnall ends up on their trail

• Season 1 Episode 2: To Catch a Thief

  A tearful Mam confesses that her melancholy mood is due to her memories of Aneurin Snoddy - a cat burglar she once had an affair with. Although Fagin is upset by the news, he can't help but wonder if Snoddy could be his real father - and with the help of Hoffman and Charlie he sets his sights on finding out

• Season 1 Episode 1: Saving Private Ryan

  Hoffman and Charlie get more than they bargained for when they break into a council house on the Valleys estate and encounter agoraphobic master criminal Richard Hepplewhite and his mother. Comedy, starring Steven Meo and Ben Evans

High Hopes: Special

• Special Episode 3: Christmas Special

  Festive special of the comedy, in which the Hepplewhites become entangled in robbery and Sgt Ball and Claude are on rapid response patrol, dealing with the festive crime wave. Elsewhere, Mam hopes the Christmas fairy will wave her magic wand for her. Starring Robert Blythe and Margaret John

• Special Episode 2: Special - Part Two

  Conclusion of a two-part special of the Welsh sitcom with the Hepplewhites. Fagin searches for a way to cure his agoraphobia

• Special Episode 1: Special - Part One

  The first in a two-part special of the Welsh situation comedy with the Hepplewhites. Fagin searches for a way to cure his agoraphobia