Preview: Telly to kill your social life; Hearts of Gold is a bitter sweet story starring Kate Jarman and Jeremy Sheffield. Based on the Catrin Collier book and set in the 1930s it is a classic period love story across the class divide in a small mining community in South Wales.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | July 5, 2003 | Copyright

HEARTS OF GOLD BBC 1, Saturday 8.15pm and Sunday 8pm KATE JARMAN may not be a name that many people are familiar with - yet.

But the young Welsh actress will receive nationwide exposure this weekend when she appears alongside veterans Jeremy Sheffield and Geraldine James in the twopart bittersweet BBC drama, Hearts of Gold, based on the book by Catrin Collier.

The 23yearold, from Pontyclun, is already experiencing what it's like to be a star as her photograph is now on the cover of Collier's novel, which has been reprinted to tie in with the series.

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