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Filming underway with Ruth Jones and Steve Speirs for brand new Welsh BBC comedy, Better Later

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 13:44

By Nathan Spackman

Parts of Llantwit Major will feature in the upcoming series

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

Commissioned by 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 in the Brecon Beacons and parts of Llantwit Major, 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.”

Details of when Better Later will appear on our TV screens will be released in due course.

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