List of Pobol y Cwm characters

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This is a list of characters/actors featured in the S4C/BBC soap opera Pobol y Cwm.

Present characters[]

This includes characters who have been in the habit of returning after a long absence.[1]

Character Actor Duration Information
Megan Harries (née Owen) Lisabeth Miles 1974–1996, 2002, 2003, 2011– The village's oldest (and longest-serving) character, Megan lives on her own after the deaths of her two husbands, Cliff and Reg, and is the proud owner of charity shop Apêl Maenan. Mother of Rhian and adoptive mother of Gareth. Once a regular, she is now a recurring character.
Ieuan Griffiths Iestyn Jones 1988–1992, 1995–1997, 2000–2011, 2019– Local councilor, and owner of Pwll Bach; the nearby landfill site. Former owner of Cwm FM, Cwmderi’s radio station. Father of Melanie and Lauren. Grandfather to Indeg. Ex-husband of Hazel. Previously had an affair with Lisa Morgan.
Eileen Walters Sera Cracroft 1989–1996, 1998, 2007, 2008– Widow of Jon Markham and Jim Probert. Ex-wife to the late Denzil Rees. Mother of Sioned and Huwi-John and the late John and Angela.
Hywel Llywelyn Andrew Teilo 1990– Ex-husband of Stacey, Ffion, Gaynor and Sheryl. Father of Rhys, and the late Meilyr. Adoptive father of Esther; DJ on village radio station Cwm FM.
Cassie Morris (née Nicholas) Sue Roderick 1991–2004, 2018– One of Cwmderi’s most colourful characters. Ex-wife of the late Teg and mother of Em and the late Steffan (who she was forced to kill in self-defence after he killed Teg). Works as a barmaid at the Deri.
Sioned Rees Emily Tucker 1993–1996, 2007, 2008– Daughter to Eileen Markham and Denzil Rees. Half-sister of Angela and Huwi-John, and twin sister of the late John Rees. Great niece of Marian and distant cousin of Cadno. Married to Ed Charles from 2016–2017. Sentenced to six months imprisonment for spousal abuse in 2018. Was engaged to DJ but he jilted her and ran off with his ex-girlfriend Non.
Kathleen 'Kath' Pearl Jones Siw Hughes 1993–2007, 2014, 2017– Jones family matriarch, mother of Mark and Stacey.
Mark Jones Arwyn Davies 1993– Cwmderi's postman and taxi driver. Son of Kath and Dyff and father of Debbie's son, Ricky.
Rhys Llywelyn Aled Davies / Jack Quick 1997–2001, 2008–2012, 2014–2015, 2018– Son of Hywel and the late Nia Matthews and adoptive brother of Esther. Has a daughter called Gwen with Lois Evans whom he fathered when he was 14 and was given up for adoption. Owner of local gym, Chwys Rhys.
Jason Francis Rhys Ap Hywel 1998–2007, 2015– Separated husband of Sara Francis, father of Ifan, son of Diane and stepson of Dai, adoptive brother (biological first cousin) of Emma and uncle of Hannah (biological first cousin once removed). Had a gambling addiction. Dating Kelly.
Sara Francis (née Thomas) Helen Rosser Davies 1998, 2000–2008, 2015– Ex-wife of Jason Francis, mother of Ifan and manager at the Tapas Bar. Was engaged to Dylan.
Anita Pierce Nia Caron 1999– Ex-wife of the late Meic Pierce and aunt to Kelly. Had an affair with Colin Evans which ultimately resulted in the breakdown of her marriage with Meic. Previously was in a relationship with Siôn. Mother to three children, Darren, Eira (deceased), and Dwayne (deceased).
Garry Monk Richard Lynch 2002– Half-brother of Britt and the late Brandon. Husband of Dani (currently separated), father of Gwern and Seren. Took over Y Deri in January 2016. Owner of Y Deri and local garage. Previously in an abusive relationship with Sheryl Hughes. Had an affair with Jaclyn Parri in 2020.
Britt Evans (née Monk) Donna Edwards 2002– Sister of the late Brandon and half-sister to Garry Monk. Former partner of Teg, divorced from Siôn White. Mother of Chester, Catrin and Aaron. She runs the chippy and also owns Y Deri with Garry. Now married to Colin. Suffers from Bipolar Disorder.
Iolo Davies-White Dyfan Rees 2002–2005, 2007, 2009– Son of Sion and Gwen, brother to Macs and Huw, married to Tyler. Adoptive father of Greta. Suffers from OCD. Local plumber. Separated from Tyler after discovering he had an affair with one of his pupils, Aled Richards.
Siôn White Jeremi Cockram 2002– Father of Iolo, Macs and Huw, ex-husband of Britt and Dr Gwen White (who died of cancer in 2003). Lives in Y Felin and works as a Welsh translator. Previously in a relationship with Anita.
Kelly Evans Lauren Phillips 2003–2005, 2007, 2009, 2015– Plain-speaking Kelly comes from the Gurnos estate in the South Wales Valleys.[2] Niece of Anita Pierce, used to work for Debbie at Cafe Meic but now owns it. Had an eating disorder. Widow of Ed Charles. Mother to Paul, who was put up for adoption shortly after being born. Now in a relationship with Jason.
Amanda Evans Sian Rivers 2003, 2005–2007, 2019– Sister of Anita Pierce and mother of Kelly Evans.
Ffion Llywelyn (née Roberts) Bethan Ellis Owen 2004– Deputy headteacher of Ysgol y Mynach; widow of Owen, ex-wife of Hywel Llywelyn. Mother of Macs White's daughter, Arwen Hedd. Recovering alcoholic. Was previously in an on-off relationship with former step-son, Rhys.
Huw "Jinx" Jenkins Mark Flanagan 2005–2015, 2021– Formerly DJ at Cwm FM. Previously engaged to Ffion Roberts and also dated Izzy Evans and Kelly Evans. Currently training to be a priest.
Aaron Monk Osian Morgan 2006– Britt Monk's son with Owen Morgan. Originally conceived as a surrogate baby for Owen and Ffion.
Dani Monk (née Thomas) Elin Harries 2007– Beautician, owner of Y Deri. Ex-wife of Mark Jones, half-sister of Gethin Thomas and to Tyler and Liv Davies, aunt to Daniel and Greta, and wife to Garry Monk (currently separated), mother of Seren (initially Carol).
Eifion Rowlands Arwel Davies 2007, 2008– Former owner of Penrhewl, ex-partner of Cadno Richards and father to her sons Arthur and Bobi Rowlands. Bisexual. Ex to Izzy.
Colin Evans Jonathan Nefydd 2008– Often a comedy figure as a result of his unwise decisions and disappointing love life, ex-husband of Gaynor, father of Izzy and Lois, and brother of Yvonne. Now married to Britt. Manager of local shop.
Gaynor Llywelyn Sharon Roberts 2008– Headteacher at Ysgol y Mynach. Mother of Izzy and Lois, ex-wife of Colin and Hywel, and ex-girlfriend to Elgan. Now reconciled with Hywel.
Gwern Jones Elis Lloyd Hughes 2010– Son of Gwyneth Jones and Garry Monk.
Arwen White Evie Rose Jenkins / Nel Hannah 2012– Daughter of Ffion Llywelyn and Macs White.
Richard "DJ" Ashurst Carwyn Glyn 2014– Son of Dai Ashurst and the late Linda Harding. Nephew of Dic "Deryn" Ashurst who had previously believed to be his father. Became a police community support officer. Was engaged to Sioned but jilted her at the altar and ran off with Non, but has now returned to win Sioned back.
Esther Llywelyn Eira Adoh 2016– Adoptive daughter of Hywel and the late Sheryl.
Mathew Price Mark Stuart Roberts 2016– Second cousin of Eifion. Currently shares a flat with Sioned. Dated Tesni, but now with Izzy. Subject to an acid attack in early 2020.
Tyler Davies-White Aled Llyr Thomas 2016– Brother of Liv, Half-brother to Dani, adoptive father of Liv's daughter Greta, married to Iolo. Now separated from Iolo after having an affair with one of his pupils, Aled Richards (his current partner). Lost his teaching job after being put on the sex offender list for seven years.
Ifan Francis Ioan Arnold 2017– Son of Sara and Jason Francis who has Downs Syndrome.
Greta Davies-White Bella Marie Dennis 2017– Adopted daughter by Iolo and Tyler, biological daughter of Liv and biological niece of Tyler.
Seren Monk Maggie Edith Taylor 2017– Daughter of Dani and Garry, though the father was initially thought to be Matthew. Her name was changed in 2018 from Carol to Seren.
Huwi-John Probert Wil Owen 2018– Toddler son of Eileen and the late Jim.
Jaclyn Parri (née Ellis) Mali Harries 2018– Chef at Y Deri. Former wife to Gerwyn and mother to Tesni and Guto. Sister of Dylan, aunt of Aled. Had an affair with Garry.
Tesni Parri Lois Meleri-Jones 2018– Daughter of Jaclyn and Gerwyn. Twin sister to Guto. Niece of Dylan and cousin of Aled. Former partner to Matthew. Suffers from Colitis.
Brynmor Richards William Thomas 2019, 2021– Partner of Kath Jones. Disliked by her son Mark.

Past characters[]

Character Actor Character Duration
David 'Dai' Ashurst 1978–1984, 2001–2020
Diane Ashurst (née Francis) Victoria Plucknett 1998–2020
Dic "Deryn" Ashurst [3] 1982–1992, 1995, 1999
Mansel Bennett 1991, 1993
Doreen Bevan 1982–1996, 1999–2001
Stan Bevan 1984–1994
Sylvia Bevan Sharon Morgan 1984–1987
John Wyndham-Bowen 1985–1988
Tristan Bowen Griff Williams 1990–1991
Cyrnol Buckley Meredith Edwards 1978
Sharon Burgess 1993–1996
Nerys Cadwaladr 1974–1976, 1979–1980, 1982–1986, 1988–1991
Ed Charles Geraint Todd 2011–2019
Gemma Charles 2011–2016
Debbie Collins Maria Pride 2005–2006, 2008–2020
Dolores "Dol" Collins 2015–2017, 2019
Liam Collins 2005–2008, 2014, 2016–2017, 2019
Vicky Collins Carli De'La Hughes 2005–2006, 2011, 2015–2019, 2021
Ken Coslett 1988–1991
Linda Coslett 1988–1991
Metron Coslett 1980–1982
Ellen Cullen Nia Medi 1990, 1993–1994
Jack Daniels Dafydd Hywel 1976–1984, 1999, 2004
Robert Daniels 1983–1984, 2002, 2007
Angie Davies 1999–2000
Bella Davies Rachel Thomas 1974–1992
Bethan Davies Catrin Brooks 1999–2002
Iori Davies Hugh Thomas 1993, 1995, 1997–1999, 2002, 2018–2021
Dylan Ellis Gareth Jewell 2019–2022
Jacob Ellis 1974–1993
Meira Ellis 1988–1994
Eleri Evans 1989–1991
Esyllt 'Izzy' Evans Caryl Morgan 2008–2010, 2012, 2019–2021
Menna Evans 1995–1996, 2001
Yvonne Evans 2009–2012
Nuala Flynn 1980, 1982
Pat Flynn 1980
Sean Flynn 1980–1981
Emma Francis 1998–2005
Hannah Francis / / 2000–2001, 2003–2008, 2017–2018
Terry Hopkins 1991, 1993–1994, 1997, 1998, 2000
Chris Frost 2005–2007
Nansi Furlong 1977, 1980–1989, 2010, 2012, 2014–2016
Gwyneth Gregory 1988
Beti Griffiths 1981–1986
Cathryn Griffiths 1981–1982
Colin Griffiths David Lyn 1975–1976, 1981–1982
Annest Griffiths 1975–1976
Hazel Griffiths Jennifer Lewis 1996, 1999–2002, 2007
Iolo Griffiths 1975–1976
Melanie Griffiths Elin Jones 2000
Carol Gwyther 1984–1992
Herbert Gwyther 1977–1988
Sandra Gwyther 1982–1984, 1988, 1992
Beti Harries 1974–1975
Cadi Harries (née Morris) 1974–1976
Dillwyn Harries 1974–1991
Gareth Harries / Ioan Gruffudd / 1975–1993, 1995–1997, 2000, 2002–2003
Reg Harries Huw Ceredig 1974–2003
Rhian Harries Rhian Samuel / / 1979–1995, 1997–2004, 2007
Sabrina Harries Gillian Elisa[4] 1974–1984, 1987–1988, 1999–2010
Wayne Harries 1974–1987
Jordan Hill 1999–2000
Paul Hill 1999–2000
Darren Howarth 1999–2007, 2013–2014, 2018
Julie Hughes Grug Maria / 2002–2007, 2015–2016, 2018
Luned Hughes Rhianna Loren 2019–2021
Rhiannon Hughes 2002–2003, 2007
Sheryl Hughes Lisa Victoria 2001–2018
Huw Humphries 1998–1999
Steffan Humphries Huw Garmon 1997–2004
Cliff James Clive Roberts 1974–1979
Glyn James Ieuan Rhys 1983–1996
Gwenllian James 1989–1994
Delme Jenkins / 1993–1994, 1996, 2001–2002
Dora Jenkins 1984–1997
Gareth Jenkins 1999–2000
Lowri Jenkins 1996, 1999–2002
Rita Jenkins 1976, 1985–1993
Tal Jenkins 1975–1996
Derek Jones 1988–2006, 2009, 2012
Dyfan "Dyff" Jones 1993–2000
Gwyneth Jones Llinor ap Gwynedd 2003–2020
Llio Jones Miriam Isaac 2020–2021
Ricky Jones Evan Rhys Coxley / 2005–2019
Sian Jones Sharon Morgan 1978
Stacey Jones Shelley Rees 1993–2007, 2014, 2016–2017
Gladys Lake Iona Banks 1976–1989, 1991
Idwal Lake 1986, 1989
Jinnie Lake Catrin Dafydd 1986
Jane Leonard Nia Caron 1990
Colin Lewis 1989–1990
Eddie Lewis Meic Povey 1991–1994, 1996
Gwyn Lewis 2003–2007
Hywel Lewis 1977
Laura Lewis Beryl Williams 1977
Scott Lewis 2009–2012
Beth Leyshon 1977–1994
Clare Leyshon Margaret John 1977–1978
Gwyn Leyshon 1977–1978
Viv Leyshon 1977–1978
Cilla Lloyd 1997–1998, 2000–2001
Jon Markham Steffan Rhodri 1995–1996, 1998
Bleddyn Matthews 1996–1997, 2000–2004
Llew Matthews Rhys Parry Jones 1988–1989, 1992–2001
Nia Matthews 1993, 1996–1999
Charles McGurk Mei Jones 1997
Jean McGurk Iola Gregory 1987–1997, 1999, 2002
Kirstie McGurk 1988–1990, 1993, 1996–1997
Sean McGurk 1991–1993, 1996
Bethan "Non" Mererid Gwawr Loader 2017–2018, 2021
Fiona Metcalfe 1992–1999
Jamie Metcalfe 1994
Laura Metcalfe 1994, 1999
Oliver Metcalfe 1994
Brandon Monk Nic McGaughey 2002–2011
Chester Monk James Wilbraham 2002–2019
Catrin Monk Emily John 2003–2019
Gill Morgan 1996–1998
Lisa Morgan Beth Robert 1990–1991, 1996–2000, 2019–2021
Owen Morgan Ioan Evans 2004–2006
Tony Morgan 1994–1996
Morgan Morgans 1978–1979
Alun Morris 1983–1984
Em Morris Jessica Matthews / / 2000–2004, 2020
Glan Morris 1989–1996
Teg Morris 1991–2004
Beryl Nicholas 1997–2004
Alison Owen 2000–2002
Elin Owen Alexandra Roach 2001–2005
Olwen Owen 1977–1978, 1981, 1984, 1986–1989
Rob Owen 2000–2002
Gerwyn Parri Aled Pugh 2018–2021
Guto Parri Owain Huw 2018–2021
Brenda Parri Sharon Morgan 2018–2021
Harri Parri Charles Williams 1974–1989
Alex Parry Ian Saynor 1994, 1997, 2000
Karen Parry 1992–2003
Olwen Parry 1991–1997, 2000
Wiliam Parry 2014–2016
Rod Phillips Geraint Owen 1991–1996, 1998–1999
Meic Pierce 1975–1994, 1999–2015
John Powell 1987–1989
Kevin Powell Iwan "Iwcs" Roberts 1988, 2007–2016, 2018
Meinir Powell 1997–1998
Alan Price 2000
Rachel Price Judith Humphreys 1995–1998
Ray Price Richard Elfyn 2021
Tom Price 1996
Arwel Pritchard 1989, 1996
Elgan Pritchard Bryn Fôn 2017–2018
Nellie Pritchard Beti Jones 1980
Adrian Probert Roy Noble 2017, 2020
Angela Probert Tara Bethan 2011–2016, 2018–2019
Courtney Probert 2011–2016
Jim Probert Alun ap Brinley 2011–2020
Barry Probert / Geraint Morgan 1982–1993
Kevin Probert 1982–1986
Gwyn Prosser 1989–1991
Ted Prosser 1990–1991
Gareth Protheroe 1986–1990
Denzil Rees Gwyn Elfyn 1984–2012
Marian Rees 1999–2016
Ann Rhys 1983–1984
Aled Richards Jacob Oakley 2019–2021
Cadno Richards 2006–2018
Dwayne Richards / 2000, 2004–2005, 2008–2009
Norman Roberts 1991–1992, 2011–2012
Val Roberts Morfydd Hughes 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021
Nesta Roberts Catrin Mara 2006–2010
Dewi Roderick William Thomas 1974–1977, 1980–1984
Cai Rossiter 1996, 2002–2012, 2021
Rhydian Samuel Aneirin Hughes 1991–1993
Ivor Seymore 1983–1988
Josh Smith John Ogwen 2017–2019
Agnes Spotelli 1978–1982
Ron Steadman 1996–1997, 2006
Geraint Stephens 1997–2002
Edgar Sutton 1979–1985
Gethin Thomas Simon Watts 2010–2018
David Tushingham Islwyn Morris 1974–1996, 1999–2002
Maggie Tushingham [5] 1974–1996
Billy Unsworth John Biggins[6] 1990, 1996
Marlene Unsworth 1990
Ron Unsworth 1989–1994, 1996, 1999, 2001
Gina Walters 1991–1998
Maureen Walters 1996–1999, 2012
Neville Walters 1986–1988
Clem Watkins 1988–1997
David White 2003
Gwen White Betsan Llwyd[7] 2002–2003
Huw White Rhys Hartley 2002–2014
Macs White Iwan Rheon / 2002–2004, 2008–2013, 2017
Brian Wilcox 1996–1997
Delyth Wilcox 1996–1997

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Cymeriadau'r Cwm". S4C POBOL Y CWM. BBC.
  2. ^ "Kelly a'r cnoi tu mewn; Lauren Phillips yn siarad e Gwen Griffith am her fwyaf ei gyrfa actio hyd yma wrth i Pobol y Cwm fynd i'r afael e'r pwnc". Daily Post (in Welsh). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ Wightwick, Abbie (17 October 2009). "Pobol Y Cwm celebrates 35th birthday". Wales Online. Media Wales Ltd.
  4. ^ "Gillian Elisa Biography". Gillian Elisa.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Harriet Lewis". British Film Institute.
  6. ^ "John Biggins". John Biggins.com. Aerta.
  7. ^ "Tears of grief in the valley". BBC Press Office. BBC. 5 September 2003.
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