Tourist Trap is a Welsh TV mockumentary-style comedy series following the fictional tourist board WOW

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heads the cast as the director of the organization. The show was first broadcast on

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in 2018 as part of the channel's Festival Of Funny.

Production

Tourist Trap shares a production company (

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), executive producer (Rab Christie) and some members of its production team with the stylistically similar shows ''

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'' and '' Soft Border Patrol'', which are broadcast on

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and

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respectively. All three are semi-improvised sketch-shows, filmed in a mockumentary style and initially comprised stand-alone scenes set within the individual departments of the fictional organizations they follow. However in the Six Nations special and series 2 of Tourist Trap, the show began to deviate from this template as episodes would sometimes incorporate a narrative and the show also saw members of individual departments appear in other team's scenes. The show reflects contemporary Welsh events including the rugby team's performance, the appearance of a new

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artwork in

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and the increased popularity in DNA tourism. In June 2020, during the

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, a single radio edition of the show was broadcast on

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. Using the same format as the television show, ''The Stay At Home Radio Special'' dealt with the characters having to work from home and interact via telephone and

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as the organization changed its message and asked tourists not to visit Wales during lockdown.

Cast

- Elaine Gibbons *

Elis James Owain Elis James (born 3 November 1980) is a Welsh comedian, broadcaster and actor originally from Haverfordwest. He grew up in Carmarthen and later lived in Cardiff. He is now based in South London. He is bilingual in Welsh language, Welsh and ...

- Nez *

Mike Bubbins Mike Bubbins (born 18 April 1972) is a Welsh comedian, writer and actor. He has appeared in various TV projects as himself and acted in several BBC sitcoms. Bubbins makes regular appearances on radio as a character, a professional superfan for hi ...

- Wyn * Mali Ann Rees - Kara * Mari Beard - Charlotte * Leroy Brito - Rob * Tom Price - Jon *

Remy Beasley Remy Beasley is a Welsh actress best known for playing Beyoncé Evans in the Sky1 TV comedy drama series ''Stella''. She comes from Chepstow Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border ...

- Hari (Series 1) * Eleri Morgan - Gwen (Series 2) *

Lloyd Everitt Lloyd Alexander A. Everitt (born 20 March 1987) is a Welsh actor. In 2015 at 27, he was the youngest actor to play Othello at Shakespeare's Globe. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards for his role in the BBC One me ...

- Iestyn (Series 2) *

Sara Gregory Sara Lloyd-Gregory (born 19 August 1986), also billed as Sara Gregory, is a Welsh actress. She is known for her leading role in the S4C drama series '' Alys'', and appearing in the Sky1 series '' Thorne: Sleepyhead''. Early life Sara Gregory ...

- Amy * Tudur Owen - Gwilym * Sion Pritchard - Mark * Sarah Breese - Kath *

Richard Elis Richard Elis (born 1975) is a Welsh actor. He was brought up in the Amman Valley, Wales. He trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1996, aged 21 Days before he graduated, Elis was asked to audition for London casting ...

- Marshall *

Gareth Gwynn Gareth Gwynn is a comedy writer, performer and radio presenter. He is the co-writer of the television sitcoms ''Bull'' and ''Tourist Trap'' and the radio sitcoms ''Ankle Tag'', '' Passing On'' and '' Social Club FM.'' Career Writing Gwynn began h ...

- Radio DJ (Voice) * Jenna Preece - Rachel *

Sian Harries Sian Harries is a Welsh writer and actor. She is known for her work on '' Man Down'' and ''Tourist Trap''. Harries is married to comedian Rhod Gilbert. Career Harries worked on season one of ''Man Down'' and was promoted to co-writer during t ...

- Meinir

Guest appearances as themselves

Derek Brockway Derek Clifford Brockway (born 29 October 1967) is a Welsh meteorologist. After 30 years of being employed by the Met Office he joined the BBC in October 2016. Brockway is based at BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff, Wales and presents weather forecasts ...

* Eggsy *

Gareth Edwards Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey". In 2003, in a poll of international ru ...

* Neville Wilshire *

Scott Quinnell Scott Quinnell (born 20 August 1972) is a Welsh former dual-code rugby union and rugby league player who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was a number 8 for Wales, Llanelli RFC, Llanelli Scarlets, Richmond and the British & Irish Lions in rugb ...

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=8649216, title=Tourist Trap
Tourist Trap BBC

British Comedy Guide

Cast & Crew
2018 British television series debuts 2010s British comedy-drama television series British comedy television shows English-language television shows Television series by Banijay Television shows set in Wales