{"id":42690,"date":"2023-12-29T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1950422"},"modified":"2023-12-29T14:54:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T13:54:57","slug":"men-up-cast-meet-the-characters-in-bbc-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/men-up-cast-meet-the-characters-in-bbc-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Men Up cast: Meet the characters in BBC drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

A host of well known faces play the Welsh men who sign up for the world\u2019s first Viagra clinical trial. <\/p>

By Jo Berry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 29 December 2023 at 09:00 AM<\/p>

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New feature length BBC drama Men Up<\/a> tells the story of the first clinical trial of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, which took place at Morriston Hospital in Swansea back in 1994.<\/p>\n

Described by writer\/executive producer Matthew Barry as \u201cfunny, heartbreaking, helpful\u2026 or Full Monty<\/em> Viagra,\u201d the drama follows five fictional men who sign up for the trial to see if the miracle pill can help their impotence, and also introduces us to their partners, as well as the doctor and nurse who monitor their progress.<\/p>\n

The film features familiar faces Iwan Rheon, Joanna Page, Paul Rhys and Mark Lewis Jones.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the Welsh cast of Men Up<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Men Up cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Cast$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Iwan Rheon as Meurig<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Iwan$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Alexandra Roach as Ffion<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Ffion$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Steffan Rhodri as Colin<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Colin$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Lisa Palfrey plays Teresa<\/span><\/h2>\n
$\"Lisa$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Phaldut Sharma as Peetham<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Phaldut$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Alexandria Riley plays Alys<\/span><\/h2>\n
$\"Alex$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Paul Rhys as Tommy<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Tommy$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Aneurin Barnard as Dr Dylan Pearce<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Aneurin$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Joanna Page as Moira<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Joanna$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Mark Lewis Jones as Eddie<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Mark$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Men Up cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Cast$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>