Richard Llewellyn’s famous novel was brought to television as an eight-part serial by producer Dafyyd Gruffydd and broadcast from the BBC’s Welsh Television Studios.
Barry Thomas adapted the epic story chronicling the fortunes of the Morgan family in a small Welsh mining valley at the turn of the 20th century from the last decade of Victoria’s reign until just before the First World War.
Playing the Morgan family were Eynon Evans (the father), Glyn Houston (the eldest son), Islwyn Maelor Evans (youngest son), Rachel Thomas (the mother) and Sulwen Morgan (the daughter).
Gwylim Morgan Sr.
Eynon Evans Beth Morgan
Rachel Thomas Davy Morgan
Glyn Houston Angharad Morgan
Sulwen Morgan Rev. Merddyn Gruffydd
William Squire Bronwen Morgan
Margaret John Huw Morgan
Islwyn Evans Ceinwen Phillips
Anita Morgan Dai Bando
Michael Forrest Owen Morgan
Hugh David Gwilym Morgan Jr.
Emrys James Ivor Morgan
David Lyn Cyfartha Lewis
W.H. Williams
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