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{{Short description|Welsh language children's TV series}}
{{other uses|Pentrebach (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
'''''Pentre Bach''''' ("Little Village") is a [[Welsh language television]] soap-opera for younger children, shown on [[S4C]] as part of the daily ''[[Planed Plant Bach]]'' ("Small Children's Planet") block. It is a follow-up series to Caffi Sali Mali, after the show was cancelled in 2001. The series is based on the characters created by [[Mary Vaughan Jones]], the main character is [[Sali Mali]], and the new characters were introduced, including her sister Jini (who is Jac y Jwc's love interest in the series). It first aired on 6 September 2004. It is the only soap-opera that's aimed towards younger children in any sort of media. It was also free to watch on [[BBC iPlayer]].

It is filmed in the village of [[Blaenpennal]], which lies some 14 miles (22.5&nbsp;km) south of [[Aberystwyth]] in [[Ceredigion]].

==Characters==
*Bili Bom Bom
*Coblyn
*Jac Do – a [[puppet]] [[jackdaw]]
*Jaci Soch
*Jac y Jwc
*Jemeima Mop
*Jini (Sali Mali's sister and Jac y Jwc's love interest)
*Mrs Migl Magl
*Nicw Nacw
*Palu Pala
*Parri Popeth
*Pili Pala
*Pry Bach Tew
*[[Sali Mali]] – owns a café (Caffi Sali Mali)
*Shoni Bric-a-moni
*Siani Flewog
*Tomos Caradog

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312045652/http://www.s4c.co.uk/pentrebach/e_index.html Official Pentre Bach website]

[[Category:S4C original programming]]
[[Category:British preschool education television series]]
[[Category:British television shows featuring puppetry]]
[[Category:2000s British children's television series]]
[[Category:2000s Welsh television series]]


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