The Golden Cobra returning to BBC Wales
- Animated sitcom The Golden Cobra has been commissioned by BBC One Wales
- It was piloted as part of the regional broadcaster's Festival Of Funny in late 2021
- Eight 10-minute episodes about a terrible Indian takeaway are now being made
BBC One Wales sitcom The Golden Cobra has been commissioned to series.
Piloted in November 2021, the animated comedy follows delivery driver Nick and the Abassi family, proprietors of the worst catering establishment in Ebbw Vale, The Golden Cobra Indian takeaway.
The 8-minute pilot episode charted Nick's first shift with the Cobra, and owner Basil's attempts to outdo far more successful and competent competitors. It was created specifically for the BBC as a spin-off from independently-produced sitcom The Vale.
Eight further 10-minute episodes have now been commissioned from Beastly Media and creator Adam Llewellyn.
Commissioning Editor for Comedy at BBC Wales, Paul Forde, says "We were blown away by the positive audience response to the original pilot so I'm thrilled that we've been able to offer Adam and the team a full series to get their teeth into. Commissioning a series like The Golden Cobra, with a relatively new writing team, reinforces BBC Wales's ongoing commitment to developing brand new Welsh comedy talent."
Adam Llewellyn says: "I started making The Vale in 2019 along with James Prygodzicz, Thomas Rees, Lizzie Luke and Steve Ballinger, purely as a passion project and to express my love for Ebbw Vale, where I grew up, and our collective love for the valleys. The fact that we've got this far is crazy. I cannot believe we have reached BBC Wales. Most of all we're chuffed that we can give Ebbw Vale and the South Wales Valleys the spotlight they deserve."
The series is written by Llewellyn, James Prygodzicz and Thomas Rees and is now in production to air on BBC One Wales and BBC iPlayer in 2024.