King's Pawn: Smells of Bale
Drama of the Week
BBC
3.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
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
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | In 2001, a brutal crime shattered the close-knit Welsh community. |
| 0:11.9 | It was extremely sadistic. |
| 0:14.4 | Fear spreads through the village. |
| 0:16.3 | Neighbours look at one another differently. |
| 0:18.5 | It felt like a monster that was looming over the community. |
| 0:22.7 | This is a story about a community trying to make sense of the unthinkable. |
| 0:27.5 | The shock at finding out who the offender was. |
| 0:29.9 | How could we've got it so wrong? |
| 0:31.9 | The Anglesey vampire killer. |
| 0:33.5 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.4 | This is Drama of the Week. Episode 1 by Alan Harris. |
| 1:07.5 | A Siegel swoops along the length of Cowbridge Road, Campton. |
| 1:13.9 | Nothing truly remarkable about this Cardiff Road, squeezed in between the town and leafy Victoria Park, a mix of independent shops and familiar brands. The girl has his eye on |
| 1:24.7 | a half-heaten bag of chips, left over from the night before. |
| 1:29.3 | There's a human, a bit close to it, standing, staring up at a shop. |
| 1:35.4 | That human is Laura King. |
| 1:38.2 | The shop, a pawnbrokers. |
| 1:41.1 | Not the modern type, an old-school one. |
| 1:48.0 | One of the last old-school places you'll find. Right, Derek. |
| 1:52.0 | Another day, never dollar. |
| 1:56.0 | King's Porn stands at the end of a row. It ranges from nail bar to butchers offering cheap cuts |
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