Introduction by Pip Broughton, writer, producer and director

"Keeping Faith stood out as a runaway success on BBC iPlayer two seasons running. It was loved for the intimacy of the performances and the photography, the beauty of the west Wales coastal communities and the towering, multi-layered performance by Eve Myles: frank, funny and relatable.

Series one asked the question, who is Evan? - and we followed Faith on the painful and dangerous journey to discover her husband’s double life and web of lies. Series two asked, will Faith survive the betrayal? And here, in the third and final of this much loved series, we ask, who is Faith Howells?

Series three is an emotional thriller that drills deep into the character of Faith herself. Events unfold that threaten to shatter her children’s faith in their mother and rob them of their well-being and innocence - damage that can never be undone. Alongside this, the legal world continues to add to the themes of justice, choice, freedom and personal liberty, as Faith takes on the biggest case of her career.

So what’s the state of play? Lives have moved on in a far happier direction since the crisis at the end of series two. We return to Abercorran and find a new and largely contented order: Faith and Evan are making final arrangements pending an amicable divorce based on two years of separation. Nonetheless, there is a hovering feeling of unfinished business and an unspoken dread of the future. Faith has left Howells and has set up her own legal business with Cerys; Tom is back and leading the business with Delyth with Evan staying on as a legal executive; Lisa is drinking more than ever and running a successful ‘dinner dating club’.

Steve has kept his word and not spoken to Faith for two years and has withdrawn to a place in the woods, but aches for her every day. Alys is 14 going on 19, displaying her mother’s fire and tempestuousness, while Megan suffers chronic anxiety attacks. It’s a lot for Faith to keep together, but juggling and surviving with her humour intact is what we have grown to love about her. The choices she makes lead inexorably to a conclusion to the three-part series that will truly surprise and thrill the viewers who have come on this journey with her.

The legal case Faith and Cerys take on is that of 13 year-old Osian Taylor, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. His father and consultant can’t agree on whether or not to operate due to the inordinately high risk, so Mike makes an emergency application to court, seeking a ‘specific issue’ order under The Children Act. Faith’s fight for justice and the child’s right to choose takes her to the High Court of Justice in London, where ghosts from the past emerge.

At the centre of the closing series lurks an unexpected threat to Faith and every member of her family, one that pushes her further than ever before to risk everything in an attempt to save her family and herself. But at what cost?"

Production Notes

Eve Myles returns as Faith Howells as she attempts to navigate the fall out of her marriage break-up, while taking on an emotionally wrenching legal medical case involving a gravely ill little boy.

Bradley Freegard as Evan Howells and Mark Lewis Jones as Steve Baldini are joined by Olivier award-winning Celia Imrie (Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV, Dinnerladies, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) for this third series.

Matthew Aubrey (Made in Dagenham, The Gospel Of Us), Bafta Award-winning actress Dame Sian Phillips, and presenter and actor Shaun Fletcher have also joined the cast.

Keeping Faith was originally developed by S4C as Un Bore Mercher. Produced for BBC Wales and S4C by Vox Pictures, in association with APC and Nevision. Directed by Pip Broughton and Judith Dine, written by Matthew Hall and Pip Broughton, and produced by Pip Broughton and Llyr Morus for Vox Pictures. Adrian Bate executive produces for Vox and Maggie Russell for BBC Wales.

Full Cast List
Faith Howells - Eve Myles
Evan Howells - Bradley Freegard
Steve Baldini - Mark lewis Jones
Tom Howells - Aneirin Hughes
Rose Fairchild - Celia Imrie
Cerys - Hannah Daniel
Mike Taylor - Matthew Aubrey
Marion Howells - Rhian Morgan
Lisa Connors - Catherine Ayers
DS Williams - Eiry Thomas
Delyth - Suzanne Packer
Arthur - Alex Harries
Gareth - Sion Daniel Young
Breeze - Rhashan Stone
Professor Rhys - Marc Antolin
Judge Alwen Owens - Sian Phillips
David Tate - Dan Thomas
Julie Penry - Maria Pride
Sean Jenkins QC - Sean Fletcher
Dr Gwawr - Mali Ann Rees
Joe - Kevin McCurdy
Alys - Demi Letherby
Megan - Lacey Jones
Rhodri - Oscar and Harry Unsworth
Angie - Martha Bright
Lewis - Isaiah Cai Forrest
Osian - Keogh Kiernan
Professor Wyn - Christine Pritchard
Lord Justice Prentice - Karl Johnson
Gym Manager - Rachel Cheung
Dr Macron - Bence Kalo