Sleeping Dogs (TV series)
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Sleeping Dogs is a late night programme aired on BBC Choice Wales that ran for two series from 2000 until 2001. The show consisted of an entertaining yet peculiar mix of short, quirky factual films featuring people from all walks of life from around Wales
coupled with darkly surreal comic shorts.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
coupled with darkly surreal comic shorts.
Trivia
- It was presented by actress Jenny Evans, who had also played Bonny Cartwright in 1997 film Twin TownTwin TownTwin Town is a 1997 revenge comedy film made and set in South West Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a hot dog van features in a number of scenes in the film. It stars real-life brothers Rhys Ifans and Llŷr Ifans and also features Dougray Scott...
. - Author David LlewellynDavid Llewellyn (author)David Llewellyn , is a Welsh novelist. He grew up in Pontypool and graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2000. His first novel, Eleven, was published by Seren Press in 2006. His second novel, Trace Memory, a spin-off of the BBC drama series Torchwood was published in March 2008. Everything...
wrote and acted in the sketch The Technostics Church Of Great Britain for the series. - Sean Carlsen is a regular in Big Finish ProductionsBig Finish ProductionsBig Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
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episode "Sleepers".
Creatives/Performers/Writers/Techies
- This list is incomplete*
- Simon Adams
- Sara Allen
- Colin Bowen
- Stephen BushStephen J. Bush-Intro:Stephen Bush is a Welsh actor who started his professional career in early 2000 with a series of comedy sketches on a BBC Choice Wales show called Sleeping Dogs...
- Sean Carlsen
- Jon Chapple - Shooting At Unarmed MenShooting At Unarmed MenShooting at Unarmed Men was the music project of former Mclusky member Jon Chapple , Steve Morgan , and Big Joan member Simon Jarvis . The original bassist for the band's formal incarnation was King Alexander member Simon Alexander , although the band had existed as a sporadical joke since circa 1999...
/McluskyMcluskyMclusky , originally known as Best, were a three-piece post-hardcore group formed in Cardiff, Wales. The group consisted of Englishman Andy "Falco" Falkous from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone , who replaced previous drummer Matthew Harding in late... - Sally Collins
- Jenny Evans
- Rob Finighan
- Steve Floyd
- Matt Hurley
- Steve Jenkins
- Tom Law
- Kyle Legal
- David LlewellynDavid Llewellyn (author)David Llewellyn , is a Welsh novelist. He grew up in Pontypool and graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2000. His first novel, Eleven, was published by Seren Press in 2006. His second novel, Trace Memory, a spin-off of the BBC drama series Torchwood was published in March 2008. Everything...
- Eleanor McRea
- Paul Owen
- Janice Pugsley
- Alun Roberts
- Pete Telfer
- Jan Wierszylowski
- Ronnie Williams
- Tim Williamson