| Gwaith/Cartref | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Daf Palfrey Andy Newbery Hefin Rees |
| Country of origin | Wales |
| Original language | Welsh |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 90 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sophie Fante Nora Ostler |
| Editors | Mike Hopkins Rhys Ap Rhobert |
| Running time |
|
| Production company | Fiction Factory |
| Original release | |
| Network | S4C |
| Release | 18 September 2011 – 12 April 2018 |
Gwaith/Cartref (English: Home/Work) is a Welsh language television series that in set in the comprehensive school of Bro Taf, broadcast on S4C. The show was set in the Welsh valley Rhondda Cynon Taf from series one until the end of series five, and Rhymney Valley from the beginning of series six until the end of the show in series nine. The first episode was broadcast on S4C on 18 September 2011 and the final episode on 12 April 2018. Gwaith/Cartref ran for 90 episodes and almost 7 years. In 2019, the first three series were made available on S4C Clic.
It was the third new drama series to appear on S4C for 2011, next to Alys and Porthpenwaig. It follows the professional and personal lives of a group of teachers working at a Welsh language comprehensive school, dealing with a number of issues during and after the school day. The first half of each episode centres on the work-side, the second half on the home-side of the storyline. Actress Rhian Blythe won a BAFTA Cymru Best Actress award for her role in the 2014 series of the show. Siw Hughes was nominated for the same award.[1]
Series 6, featuring mostly all new characters at a new school, started broadcast on 20 January 2016,[2] with Series 7, directly continuing the story, starting on 7 September 2016.[3] Series 8 was broadcast from 11 January 2017 to March 2017.[4] Series 9 is broadcast from February to April 2018, returning to the show's original runtime of hour-long episodes after several series of half-hour episodes.
Gwaith/Cartref is broadcast on Welsh-language channel S4C with English subtitles. It began airing on 18 September 2011 in the new Sunday night drama timeslot of 9.00pm, like previous new series Alys and Porthpenwaig. The show was also broadcast on freeview-only HD channel S4C Clirlun (clear picture). Episodes can also be followed on S4C online service "Clic" and are available for up to 35 days before expiration.[5]
| Episode | Airdates | Total Viewers
|
Rank
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First run | Repeats | |||
1.1
|
18 September 2011
|
20 September 2011
|
52,000[6]
|
6[6]
|
1.2
|
25 September 2011
|
27 September 2011
|
55,000[7]
|
7[7]
|
1.3
|
2 October 2011
|
4 October 2011
|
51,000[8]
|
6[8]
|
1.4
|
9 October 2011
|
11 October 2011
|
57,000[9]
|
6[9]
|
1.5
|
16 October 2011
|
18 October 2011
|
57,000[10]
|
6[10]
|
1.6
|
23 October 2011
|
25 October 2011
|
47,000[11]
|
9[11]
|
1.7
|
30 October 2011
|
1 November 2011
|
50,000[12]
|
6[12]
|
1.8
|
6 November 2011
|
8 November 2011
|
69,000[13]
|
7[13]
|
1.9
|
13 November 2011
|
15 November 2011
|
55,000[14]
|
8[14]
|
1.10
|
20 November 2011
|
22 November 2011
|
57,000[15]
|
9[15]
|
2.1
|
18 March 2012
|
none
|
47,000[16]
|
9[16]
|
2.2
|
25 March 2012
|
none
|
41,000[17]
|
9[17]
|
2.3
|
1 April 2012
|
none
|
51,000[18]
|
9[18]
|
2.4
|
8 April 2012
|
none
|
56,000[19]
|
9[19]
|
2.5
|
15 April 2012
|
none
|
45,000[20]
|
9[20]
|
2.6
|
22 April 2012
|
none
|
49,000[21]
|
9[21]
|
2.7
|
29 April 2012
|
none
|
48,000[22]
|
n/a[22]
|
2.8
|
6 May 2012
|
none
|
39,000[23]
|
n/a[23]
|
3.1
|
17 March 2013
|
20 March 2013
|
45,000[24]
|
n/a[24]
|
3.2
|
24 March 2013
|
27 March 2013
|
64,000[25]
|
n/a[25]
|
3.3
|
31 March 2013
|
3 April 2013
|
35,000[26]
|
n/a[26]
|
3.4
|
7 April 2013
|
10 April 2013
|
50,000[27]
|
n/a[27]
|
3.5
|
14 April 2013
|
17 April 2013
|
38,000[28]
|
n/a[28]
|
3.6
|
21 April 2013
|
24 April 2013
|
33,000[29]
|
n/a[29]
|
3.7
|
28 April 2013
|
1 May 2013
|
34,000[30]
|
n/a[30]
|
3.8
|
5 May 2013
|
8 May 2013
|
N/A[31]
|
N/A[31]
|
