People of the Valley - Iolo's Story - Part 38 (02/01/11)

Iolo gets a mysterious phone call that leads to a surprising encounter.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• iolo white
• alun lewis
• people of the valley
• pobol y cwm
• gay
• dyfan rees
• ryland teifi

[GuestEightyFour]

@ 4:57. Its almost as if Iolo is addressing all the "Alun is not sexy enough" chatter on here. His comment acknowledges Alun's not a beefcake and it obviously doesn't make a bit of difference for him.

[anthonydlangford]

@GuestEightyFour I thought the same when Iolo said that.  I thought the comment was kind of cute myself.

[DMR2006]

I'm enjoying this storyline. I'm glad that a Welsh soap has the guts to show their fictional gay characters with as many "shades of gray" as their straight ones. Why shouldn't Iolo be allowed to have an affair w/a married man? Folks wanted him w/a guy who hit him, threatened and stalked him. That's a better option?

[anthonydlangford]

@DMR2006 Well yes because Scott is 'hotter'. Never mind that he's straight and he and Iolo never had anything resembling a romantic relationship. They're meant to be......

As for Iolo sleeping with a married man, soap characters have been doing it since soaps began. It's not right, but it's your average soap fare. I'm glad Iolo is getting the same soapy stories as everybody else. It sure is better than him being lonely, lecturing Dani about stealing and not having a storyline.

[zooropey]

I recently visited my friend in the welsh black mountains - which are incidently beautiful - and POV is prime time viewing and very popular - we watched and I chuckled

[anthonydlangford]

@zooropey I think I read somewhere that POV is the most popular show in Wales, except for sporting events.

[anthonydlangford]

UK soaps tend to cast 'normal' looking people on their shows. Sure you always have your very good looking hunks and babes, but most of the time, the actors and actresses look like your next door neighbors.

I personally don't think Alun is unattractive. He's your everyday middle aged guy to me. The endless complaints about his looks are getting old to me. If it bothers folks that much perhaps they should look elsewhere where they'll only see 'pretty' people.

[anthonydlangford]

This show rarely does bedroom scenes of any kind. Usually sex is only referred to, so this scene was quite the surprise.

[LightLife4]

Iolo was playing with fire then, sleeping with his dads' boss. As much as understand the saying "you can't help who you fall in love with" my own advice to him who be to date someone closer to your own age; and who isn't doing business with one of your parents.

[tuberobotto]

Ahh, I have so much respect for the Welsh people especially since Daffyd Thomas came out in his village in Llandewi Breffi and though it isn't easy for him being the only gay in his village, he always gets away with wearing outrageous and outlandish clothes. I've been wondering when is he gonna show up? And why couldn't they cast Tom Jones as well and let him sing the theme song "green, green grass of home" or "Delilah" instead of that lifeless ringtone of a tune!

[acer2896]

Awww :)

[insanityattacks]

That shopowner is cockblocking

[JesseJayzhot]

i think i just realize that they are so cute together =D

[balatac73]

Alun is indeed a good looking older guy. Which I prefer personally. I would like an Alun for myself. He looks hotter than Scott. And he is mature enough to handle a relationship with Iolo. Even taking to the extent of getting a flat for them to see each other..... a "love nest". Very sweet and romantic

[elphau]

@SimoneAAA so agree with you. alun is way better good looking than scott. sometimes to me, alun is even hotter than iolo himself. hahaha

[SimoneAAA]

Yeah, I don't get the Alun is unattractive talk. He is a nice looking older guy. I can see why Lolo is attracted to him. Hell, I think that Alun is much better looking than Scott.

[Boslthrman]

In one short scene, this show has shown more physical intimacy than a year of Emmerdale's dirge with Aaron & Jackson.

[kcchen7673]

@Smartass8504

I personally think Alun is charming. As a person of that age, he indeed has his own temperament...Younger person doesn't have that kind of thing.But there still a big challenge waiting for them...I hope that they can finally get together... This storyline is quite attractive to me.As for another storyline(Ste and Brendan/ Aaron and Jackson / Simon/ Christian and Syed), they are not so attractive to me now