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members; quick-to-anger manager Arthur Picton, the slightly dim-witted linesman Wali Tomos, and Tecwyn Parri (the team's goalie and captain), arguably the most normal on the committee. Part of the cast outside of the football committee is Mr Picton's daughter, Sandra, and her boyfriend (later husband) and member of the football team, George Huws - a leather-clad punk rocker from
Caernarfon.
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the fact that Arthur's (first) wife, Elsi, was almost never seen on screen - with many excuses being made for her absence. One ongoing sub-plot was Arthur Picton's dislike of his daughter's relationship with George Huws. However, Sandra was the only one who could put both her father and George in their place whenever she was unwittingly caught up in their feuds and ambitions.
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The show mainly revolves around the misadventures of Bryn Coch United, a fictional village football team, which is based on Bont
Football Club, a club based in the village of Pontrhydfendigaid (of which Alun Ffred Jones was a player). The running of the team is handled by a mix of uncapable committee
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in 1982 followed by three series before being adapted for the screen by
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