Drovers' Gold is a five-part British television historical drama series, first broadcast on BBC1 on 30 May 1997. A single series comprises five episodes were broadcast, with the concluding episode broadcasting on 27 June 1997. Episodes broadcast at 21:30 on Friday nights.
Plot The series set in 19th-century Wales, where struggling families embark on a cattle drive to London for better prices. They face numerous challenges, including an unscrupulous landowner, disease outbreaks, and legal troubles, as they strive to escape poverty and build a better future.
Casting According to a culture interview in 2018 at Wales.com, Ruth Jones says to be billed as a "Welsh Western" which told the story of a cattle drive from West Wales to London. Jones later commented, "I loved that job. I visited places like Lampeter and Llandeilo for the first time, as well as Abergavenny and Crickhowell. I fell in love with them all. There was something so unspoilt about them, and I've been back several times since."
Cast David Calder as Vaughan Andrew Howard as Aaron Emma Fielding as Elizabeth Ruth Jones as Mary Danny Llewelyn as Isaiah Sharon Geater as Rebecca Alun Jones as Dafydd Robert Pugh as Handl John Standing as Sir Huw Aneirin Hughes as Daniel Freddie Jones as "Moc" Morgan Steve Speirs as Lewis Keith Barron as Sir Thomas
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Home media The series has yet to be released on DVD or VHS.
See also List of Welsh television series
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