Gogglebox has been entertaining the masses since it launched in 2013.
An interesting but simple premise, the series introduced viewers to a range of friends and families who offer their opinions on the week's best TV programmes. It has proved an incredible hit for Channel 4 - so much so, in fact that a new spin-off has been commissioned.
Gogglebocs Cymru will be made by Chwarel and Cwmni Da. Criccieth based Chwarel, the Bafta winning makers of The Great House Giveaway, for Channel 4 and and Ty am Ddim for S4C, will team up with Caernarfon based production company, Cwmni Da to co-produce this first ever Welsh language version of Channel 4’s and Studio Lambert’s top-rated format.
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This is the first time Studio Lambert and Channel 4 have licensed the franchise to another UK based broadcaster. The first episode will broadcast in the first week of November and casting is underway now, North Wales Live reports.
Sioned Wyn, managing director of Chwarel said: “It’s going to absolutely amazing. We’ve been waiting a long time for something like this. The ambition is to make it not only the top-rated show on S4C, but the whole of Wales – and beyond.”
The makers of Gogglebocs Cymru are appealing for people to take part. Gogglebocs Cymru will air first week of November on S4C, to coincide with the channel's 40th birthday celebrations. The producers are looking for people from all walks of life who just love telly! They want Welsh speakers, fluent or not so fluent, who will represent the rich diversity of Wales and its diaspora.
Chwarel and Cwmni Da will work together with S4C, Channel 4 and Studio Lambert to ensure the success of the production in the Welsh language.
Meanwhile, the 20th series of Gogglebox on Channel 4 begins this Friday at 9pm
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