BETTER LATER: FIRST LOOK AND FILMING BEGINS ON BBC COMEDY FROM RUTH JONES AND STEVE SPEIRS

Filming has commenced on heartfelt new Welsh BBC comedy, Better Later, co-starring and co-written by Ruth Jones and Steve Speirs.

Commissioned from BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Comedy and made by Tidy Productions in association with BBC Studios Comedy, with support from Creative Wales, the series looks at the unexpected joys of an unlikely friendship.

Better Later (6x30’), is centred on the relationship between two people who meet at a knee trauma clinic; retired teacher Clive (Speirs) is 60 and widowed and environmental health officer Shelley Anne (Jones) is 55 and going through a bitter divorce.

The series is filmed in and around South Wales including the Brecon Beacons and is set in a fictional village called ‘Brynfach’.

Ruth Jones says: “In a funny way this show has been 35 years in the making, which is when I first met Steve. It’s not that we’re slow writers it’s just that we’ve been up to other things. It’s fantastic to be back in front of the camera with him again.”

Steve Speirs says: “Our first time acting together for quite a long time, Ruth makes me laugh more than anyone and I’m a terrible giggler. This could be a long shoot.”

Transmission details for Better Later will be announced in due course.

The (6 x 30) series is a Tidy Production in association with BBC Studios Comedy for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC One Wales.