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Drama of the Week

King's Pawn: Smells of Bale

24 April 2026

44 minutes

Available for 12 days

Comedy drama series created by Alan Harris and Katherine Chandler. Meet the King clan: Laura and her grandchildren Sonny and Little Laura. They run Cardiff's oldest pawnbrokers. Now gramps is gone and Laura might retire. So who'll take over the shop?

EPSIODE 1 - SMELLS OF BALE by Alan Harris

CAST

Laura - Lisa Palfrey

Jim - Julian Lewis Jones

Little Laura - Lauren Morais

Sonny - Curtis Kemlo

Malik - Kyle Lima

Bryony - Nia Gandhi

Emily - Mabli Gwynne

Harvey - Harvey Marshall

The Punter - Sam Swann

Production Coordinators: Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees

Sound Design: Catherine Robinson

Producer: John Norton

A BBC Audio Wales Production