The 大象传媒 has released the trailer and artwork for Lost Boys & Fairies the fictional, tender, glittering story of singer and artiste-extraordinaire Gabriel, his partner Andy and their journey to adoption. Filmed in and around Cardiff, the three-part series will be available in full on 大象传媒 iPlayer from 6am on Monday 3 June and airs on 大象传媒 One weekly from 9pm that night.
Cardiff-born actor Sion Daniel Young (The Left Behind, Deceit, Slow Horses) and star of stage and screen Fra Fee (Rebel Moon, Cabaret, Hawkeye) appear in lead roles as Gabriel and Andy, respectively. Lost Boys & Fairies is created and written by Welsh writer Daf James, directed by James Kent (The Capture, Testament of Youth), and produced by Duck Soup Films for 大象传媒 One, 大象传媒 Cymru Wales and 大象传媒 iPlayer.
The cast also includes Elizabeth Berrington (Stella, The Pact), Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke (Showtrial, Informer), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Kin, Outlander), Arwel Gruffydd (Y S诺n, Tess of the D鈥橴rbervilles), Shaheen Jafargholi (Casualty, EastEnders), Mali Ann Rees (The Pact, Keeping Faith), William Thomas (Torchwood), Gwyneth Keyworth (Alex Rider, Fflam), Gwawr Loader (Hidden) and more.
Together with his partner, Andy, Gabe longs to adopt a child and to do so they must convince their social worker Jackie that they鈥檙e up to the task.
But Gabe is masking his demons: the effects of decades of shame having grown up in a society that overwhelmingly treated being gay as a sin; shame which Gabe is still processing.
Packed with songs, often used in surprising ways, Lost Boys & Fairies is a 鈥榗oming of middle-age鈥� story, both bold and deeply heart-wrenching, filled to the brim with humour, redemption, and love.
The executive producers are Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Libby Durdy, Jessica Brown Meek, Sophie Francis, Daf James and James Kent for Duck Soup Films, Jo McClellan for 大象传媒 and Nick Andrews for 大象传媒 Cymru Wales. It will be distributed by All3International.
The series is Duck Soup Films鈥� first commission for 大象传媒 One and 大象传媒 iPlayer and Daf鈥檚 first original screenplay for the 大象传媒. Lost Boys & Fairies was developed as part of 大象传媒 Writersroom鈥檚 TV Drama Writers鈥� Programme 2019.
Additional funding support has been provided by Creative Wales, the Welsh Government agency that supports the growth of the creative sectors.
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