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BBC Begins Filming “Better Later” in Brecon Beacons

6/17/2026

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BBC Filming

BBC is filming the series Better Later in the United Kingdom.
The series is shot in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) and is set in the village of Brynfach, a knee-clinic meeting point.
Steve Speirs plays 60-year-old teacher Clive and Ruth Jones portrays health officer Shelley Anne, who is undergoing a bitter divorce.
No transmission date for Better Later has been announced.

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BBC Commissions Comedy

BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Comedy have jointly commissioned the comedy series Better Later as a strategic push for original Welsh comedy.
Creative Wales is providing funding for the series, indicating regional arts support.
Tidy Productions is producing Better Later in association with BBC Studios Comedy.
The show will consist of six episodes, each lasting 30 minutes.

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BBC Studios Markets

BBC Studios will handle global sales to market the comedy internationally.
The series will stream on BBC iPlayer and air on BBC One Wales.
Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning at BBC Cymru Wales, and Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy, commissioned the series.
Sarah Fraser (Tidy Productions) and Josh Cole (BBC Studios Comedy) are executive producers.
Owen Bell produces the series under Simon Massey’s direction.

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BBC Filming

BBC is filming the series Better Later in the United Kingdom.
The series is shot in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) and is set in the village of Brynfach, a knee-clinic meeting point.
Steve Speirs plays 60-year-old teacher Clive and Ruth Jones portrays health officer Shelley Anne, who is undergoing a bitter divorce.
No transmission date for Better Later has been announced.

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