Plot: During a period of life-threatening civil unrest, the Driscoll family are forced to make an impossible choice between staying at home or leaving to risk an unknown future elsewhere.
The Way Series was disappointing to me.
Pros: I like how Michael Sheen directed the series. They did a good job keeping the main story a secret from advertising of this show and I like the representation of Welsh people and their culture.
Cons: I started losing interest in the plotline by the time they left the riot. The mystery behind the Welsh Catcher failed to reach expectation & I found it hard to stay invested with what’s going on and I was let down by the ending of this series in my opinion.
Genre: Drama
Created by Michael Sheen, Adam Curtis, James Graham
Directed by Michael Sheen
Screenplay by James Graham
Starring: Steffan Rhodri, Sophie Melville, Callum Scott Howells & Mali Harries.
Executive producers: Bethan Jones, Rebecca Ferguson, Adam Curtis, James Graham
Producers: Derek Ritchie
Production companies:
Network: BBC
Casts & Characters:
- Steffan Rhodri as Geoff Driscoll, the father of the Driscoll family who is an employee and trade union steward at the Port Talbot steelworks.
- Mali Harries as Dee Driscoll, Geoff’s soon to be ex-wife and mother to Thea and Owen.
- Sophie Melville as Thea Driscoll, the older Driscoll sibling, a police officer who lives in Port Talbot with her family and young son.
- Callum Scott Howells as Owen Driscoll, the younger Driscoll sibling, who is struggling with a mental health condition and recovering from a drug addiction.
- Teilo James Le Masurier as Rhys Driscoll, the young son of Thea and Dan.
- Michael Sheen as Denny Driscoll, Geoff’s late father, who took part in the 1984 miners’ strike.
- Maja Laskowska as Anna, a Polish immigrant and Owen’s love interest.
- Aneurin Barnard as Dan, Thea’s husband, who was forced to become an expatriate worker in Germany.
- Danny Sapani as The Vicar, a man operating a refugee route across the England–Wales border.
- Mark Lewis Jones as Glynn, a Port Talbot local and steelworker, who helps orchestrate a strike at the steelworks.
- Matthew Aubrey as Neil Griffiths, local MS, who pushes for strike action.
- Tom Cullen as Jack Price, MP for Port Talbot, who opposes strike action.
- Luke Evans as Hogwood, a feared mercenary known as “The Welsh Catcher”.
- Paul Rhys as Akela, the leader of a Welsh refugee camp.
- Erin Richards as Willis, an employee at GCHQ and friend of Dan’s who helps the family.
- Catherine Ayers as Elaine, Dee’s estranged sister and Hector’s wife.
- Patrick Baladi as Hector, husband to Elaine and a member of the Freemasons.
- Derek Hutchinson as Philip, grandfather of Rhys Driscoll.
- Jonathan Nefydd as Simon The Prophet of Port Talbot.
- David K.S. Tse as Mr. Kwan, the new owner of Port Talbot steelworks.
- Georgia Tennant as Millie
- Caroline Sheen as Mari
- Manuel Klein as Jonas
I still recommend watching this series hoping those Who will like this show more than me.
Rating: 4 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe