The Valleys (TV series) explained

Genre:Reality
Creator:MTV
Starring:See below
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English, Welsh
Num Series:3
Num Episodes:22
List Episodes:List of The Valleys episodes
Executive Producer:Fiona O'Sullivan
Runtime:42 minutes
(excluding adverts)
Company:True North Productions
Network:MTV
Related:Jersey Shore
Geordie Shore
Beauty School Cop Outs
The Only Way Is Essex
Acapulco Shore
Super Shore

The Valleys is a British reality television series based in Cardiff, Wales and broadcast on MTV. The show has officially been crowned as “the most outrageous TV Series ever”. The show first aired on 25 September 2012. It follows youngsters from the South Wales Valleys as they move to Cardiff to live out their dreams with the help from their new bosses, AK and Jordan.[1] On 1 June 2014 it had been announced that the show has been put on permanent hiatus due to MTV venturing for new ideas and commissioning new shows such as Ex on the Beach However, on 17 June 2023, a talk of a Hit MTV Show re-boot being in the works titled “The Valleys: New Beginnings” got fans excessively sharing articles and rumours with joy. Already there is even the first teaser video of the reboot. The returning Cast is yet to be officially announced, with producers allegedly eyeing up returning favourites such as Nicole, Jenna, Natalee, AK, Lateysha, Chidgey, Jack, LeeRoy and Liam for Season 1’s “Full-Timers”.

History

Series 1 of The Valleys premiered on 25 September 2012.

It returned for series 2 on 30 April 2013. Before the series began, it was announced that twin brothers Anthony and Jason would be added to the cast.[2] [3] Cast member Aron also announced his departure from the show.[4] The first promo for the second series premiered on 2 April 2013 during a new episode of Geordie Shore. On 23 April, a week before series 2 began, a special episode entitled "The Valleys: Filthy Bits" aired, which featured the best bits from series 1.

On 5 July 2013, cast member Leeroy confirmed there will be a Series 3 of The Valleys.[5] On 14 January 2014, it was announced that a new cast member would join for the third series of the show. The cast member was revealed to be Jack Watkins, a 24-year-old stripper. The series premiered 25 February 2014 and was filmed in various locations around the UK and Ireland, as "Valleywood Nights" went on tour.[6]

On 1 June 2014 it was announced that The Valleys had been axed by MTV due to the ratings drop. An MTV spokesperson noted "The Valleys has performed exceptionally well for MTV with three successful seasons behind it. However, with our audience always looking for new and engaging content, we're focused on developing new original programme ideas for the MTV schedule such as new smash hit Ex on the Beach to sit alongside returning favourites like Geordie Shore."[7]

Series

YearSeriesPredominate
location
No. of
episodes
Average
viewership
2012Series 1Cardiff, Wales6581,000
2013Series 2Cardiff, Wales8563,000
2014Series 3Cardiff, Wales8493,000

Cast

The official cast members were revealed on 7 August 2012.[8] They are Aron Williams, Carley Belmonte, Darren Chidgey, Jenna Jonathan, Lateysha Grace, Leeroy Reed, Liam Powell, Natalee Harris and Nicole Morris. The series also features two bosses that will mentor the cast as they try to make it in the city of Cardiff. The bosses being Jordan Reed and Anna 'AK' Kelle.

During episode 3 which aired on 9 October 2012 Lateysha Grace left the house after falling out with her fellow cast mates. She later returned in episode 4 when the female cast travelled to Port Talbot to bring her back to Cardiff.

In episode 4, which aired on 16 October 2012 Chidgey and Natalee were kicked out of the house by club "owner"(manager) Jordan Reed, after fighting with one another during a night out.[9] Chidgey is later made a conditional offer (during episode 5) of being able to return to the house and series, as long as it's without Natalee.[10] He chose to return to the house, however Natalee still featured in the series but only outside of the house. She remained a cast member for the second series and returned to the house during the second episode.

On 21 March 2013, it was announced that there'd be 2 new additions to the cast. Twins, Anthony and Jason Suminski.[11] [12] On the same day, Aron revealed that he would not be returning for the second series.

On 30 April 2013 during the first episode of series 2, Anthony and Jason made their first appearances. Leeroy and Natalee did not feature in this episode despite still being cast members. Natalee returned to the house during the second episode on 7 May after apologising to AK for her actions in the first series. During this episode, Carley decided to voluntarily leave the house after constant arguments with Natalee and Liam, but returned in the next episode. Leeroy returned to the series in Episode 4, and though he did not permanently move back into the house, he continued to make frequent visits and was also featured in scenes outside of the house until the end of the series. In the final episode of series 2, Carley voluntarily decided to return to The Valleys due to her continued issues with Chidgey and Natalee. Jordan and AK then revealed which cast members they would like to continue working with in the future, with everyone being asked to return for the next series apart from Liam and Nicole. In December 2013, Leeroy announced on Twitter that he would not be returning for the third series.[13] On 27 January, Nicole announced she would be returning for the third series.[14]

On 14 January 2014, it was confirmed that Jack Watkins had joined the cast.[6] And on 27 January, despite originally being dropped from the show, it was announced that Nicole would be returning for the third series.[14]

Series Episodes Name[15] Age (at start of series) Hometown Dream
1–3 22 Carley Belmonte 21 DJ and promoter
1–3 22 Darren Chidgey 25 Model
1–3 22 Jenna Jonathan 21 Model
1–3 22 Lateysha Grace 19 Model and singer
1–3 20 Natalee Harris23 Model
1–3 22 Nicole Morris19 Stylist and photographer
2–3 16 Jason Suminski22 Model
3 8 Jack Watkins24 Stripper
1–2 11 Leeroy Reed 21 Rapper
1–2 14 Liam Powell 25 DJ and model
1 6 Aron Williams19 Kickboxer
2–3 10 Anthony Suminski22 Model

Timeline of cast members

The Valleys / The Valleys New Beginnings cast members
Cast memberSeasons
123The Valleys: New Beginnings
Jennacolspan="4"
Nicolecolspan="4"
Carleycolspan="1"
Nataleecolspan="3"
Lateyshacolspan="4"
AKcolspan="3"
Aroncolspan="1"
LeeRoycolspan="1"
Chidgeycolspan="4"
Liamcolspan="1"
Jordancolspan="1"
Anthonycolspan="1"
Jasoncolspan="1"
Jackcolspan="2"

International broadcasts

CountryChannelTitleYearReference
Australia
New Zealand
MTV AustraliaThe Valleys2012–14[16]
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro

MTV Adria2013–14[17]
Spain
Andorra
MTV Spain[18]
PolandMTV PolandEkipa z Cardiff[19]
Germany
Austria
MTV GermanyThe Valleys[20]
SwitzerlandMTV Switzerland[21]
Netherlands
Belgium
MTV Netherlands[22]
FinlandMTV Finland[23]
PortugalMTV Portugal[24]
ItalyMTV Italia[25]
FranceMTV France[26]
IsraelMTV Israelהעמק2015[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Valleys. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327030600/http://www.mtv.co.uk/shows/the-valleys. dead. 27 March 2012. MTV UK.
  2. Web site: The Valleys Is Back, Twins Jason & Anthony Join Cast! . https://web.archive.org/web/20130325111704/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-valleys/377861-the-valleys-new-series-one-cast-member-to-leave-new-twins . dead . 25 March 2013 . MTV News . 21 March 2013 .
  3. Web site: The Valleys on Twitter.
  4. Web site: Aron Williams on Twitter.
  5. Web site: @jord1995_: @LeeroyValleys your single is ledge........ Is there gonna be a valleys series 3??" Thanks, yeah . Leeroy Reed . 4 July 2013 . .
  6. Web site: Stripper Jack Joins The Valleys on Tour! - MTV UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116132329/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-valleys/399164-the-valleys-returns-for-series-3. dead. 16 January 2014.
  7. Web site: The Valleys axed by MTV?. . 1 June 2014.
  8. Web site: Into The Valleys! Get the lowdown on MTV's brand new reality entertainment series… . https://web.archive.org/web/20120811080258/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-valleys/361281-the-valleys-mtv-new-series . dead . 11 August 2012 . 7 August 2012 . MTV News .
  9. Web site: thevalleysonline.com.
  10. Web site: Chidgey Offered Lifeline To Return to the Valleys - MTV UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107004846/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-valleys/367071-valleys-105-chidgey-return-natalee. dead. 7 November 2012.
  11. Web site: MTV Reality TV Shows. https://web.archive.org/web/20130414042240/http://www.mtv.co.uk/shows/the-valleys/cast/jason-suminski. dead. 14 April 2013.
  12. Web site: MTV Reality TV Shows. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324012428/http://www.mtv.co.uk/shows/the-valleys/cast/anthony-suminski. dead. 24 March 2013.
  13. Web site: LEEROY REED on Twitter.
  14. Web site: Nicole Morris on Twitter.
  15. Web site: 'The Valleys': Meet the cast of MTV show. . 6 August 2012.
  16. Web site: MTV Reality TV Shows. 13 April 2013. 26 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130726132520/http://www.mtv.com.au/shows/the-valleys. dead.
  17. Web site: The Valleys 3. 27 May 2013. 13 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313131237/http://mtv.rs/tv/the-valleys. dead.
  18. Web site: The Valleys - Programa | MTV España. MTV.
  19. Web site: Ekipa z Cardiff - Shows - MTV. MTV. 23 June 2013. 19 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619042808/http://www.mtv.pl/wideo/1588-ekipa-z-cardiff. dead.
  20. Web site: The Valleys - Shows - MTV. MTV Germany. 27 June 2013. 7 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307030010/http://www.mtv.de/shows/1588. dead.
  21. Web site: MTV Germany | Neue Musikvideos, alle Shows, unterhaltsame News und Popkultur. MTV.
  22. Web site: Shows: MTV Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows | MTV Nederland. MTV.
  23. Web site: The Valleys - Shows - MTV.
  24. Web site: MTV.PT Programas Serie The Valleys Page. 13 October 2013. 11 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011070730/http://www.mtv.pt/programas/The-Valleys/. dead.
  25. Web site: The Valleys - Programma | MTV Italia. MTV.
  26. Web site: The Valleys épisode, télé réalité, description du programme - MTV.FR. 9 January 2014. 31 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231151539/http://www.mtv.fr/emissions/the-valleys/. dead.
  27. Web site: העמק - סדרה חדשה! - MTV Israel.